Sentence examples for gained major from inspiring English sources

Sinn Fein (along with the Greens) opposed the consensus on Europe, and has gained major political credit among the majority who voted against the Nice treaty.

But the idea gained major impetus from another event, the accelerating momentum of change in Harlem.

The annual event in Galle in Sri Lanka has also gained major international recognition.

"Reform and opening up have gained major advances, and the people's standard of living has clearly risen".

In Germany last autumn, they gained major representation in the Berlin state parliament, and they're likely to achieve further success in Schleswig Holstein's elections in May.

Jellyfish first gained major scientific attention in the 1980's, when a huge jellyfish bloom devastated the Black Sea, an ecosystem already weakened by overfishing of anchovies.

Northern Illinois football fans have not had much reason to celebrate since their team gained major-college status 34 seasons ago.

WPP won £410 million ($653 million) of new-business billings in the quarter, gaining major new clients like Coca-Cola, Cisco Systems and Vodafone.

The partnership is the latest pairing of Silicon Valley and Hollywood, as both industries seek to gain major footholds in the growing worlds of online and mobile media.

But they will gain commercial access to licenses in many major markets, covering more than 136 million potential customers and gaining major subsidies and other advantages through their smaller bidding partners.

And by 2001, with low-cost competitors like Southwest Airlines, JetBlue and others gaining major market share by offering simple fare structures that pointedly did not include Saturday-night-stay provisions, the major airlines finally had to retreat.