Sentence examples for ago gained from inspiring English sources

The officer began to work as a double agent, and several months ago gained access to software and encryption materials that allowed Georgia to identify people with links to Russian intelligence.

But one week into a strike that has thrown 10,500 students out of class and 228 teachers behind bars, frustration is turning to anger in this New Jersey town, which not long ago gained international attention as having one of the largest Sept. 11 death tolls.

The seeds of this youth-driven movement for Tibet were planted 17 years ago, gained traction on the Lollapalooza Tour, and evolved into a series of Tibetan Freedom concerts.

Yahoo invested $1 billion in Alibaba about seven years ago, gaining a 40 percent stake in what was then seen as a promising Chinese start-up company.

Months ago, gaining a majority in the upper house to add to its lower-house one was considered a safe bet.

Ten years ago, gaining ground in the enterprise sector as a startup was a major challenge.

This interpretation, requiring an independent lumbar shortening in Pan after divergence from the hominines six million years ago gains some support from recent fossil evidence.

SAN FRANCISCO — Decades ago, Dell gained fame as a maker of affordable, customizable computers.

Four years ago, I gained my teaching qualification in a class of 25.

Arriving in America all those years ago, Adichie gained another new identity: "I became African, as well.

Many consumers are smarter about their future than their predecessors 20 years ago, having gained experience with their 401(k) plans.