Instead he somehow contrived to blow his biggest moment, and all the credibility accrued by steadily gaining ground in the polls over the last several weeks.
Her interpretations of these works were magisterial: less inclined towards the subjectivity and rhythmic freedom that were by then gaining ground but deeply expressive in their own terms, and undeniably authoritative.
Drive-by-wire systems are gaining ground in the automotive industry and approaching maturity.
"Market fundamentalism," to use the term popularized by George Soros, is gaining ground.
Toyota is a winner too, and among the importers Jaguar Land Rover, though tiny by comparison, is gaining ground at the top end.
It's worth serious discussion, but while the idea of containment by deterrence is gaining ground in pundit-land, President Obama can't touch it; to do so would undermine the whole effort to halt Iran's program and, not incidentally, would be hazardous to his reelection.
Fuel injection is a given, antilock brakes are appearing on more bikes each year and drive-by-wire throttles are rapidly gaining ground.
The idea that a risk-weighted capital measure needs to be backed up by something else is gaining ground.
