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Hamilton asserted early control over the race, and while Ferrari made significant ground early on to be running second and third — despite losing the data uplink between their cars and the pit wall that provided them with telemetry — it was Sergio Pérez who proved to be Hamilton's biggest challenge.

4.10pm BST Australia makes significant ground to challenge Kingston Hill and he goes to win by a length from that rival.

"We have a big squad with a lot of depth and we want to make an impact in the league and in Europe," said Racing's Wales centre Jamie Roberts, whose ability to cross the gainline and make significant ground was a core factor in his club's emphatic win as they shocked Northampton with three tries in four minutes either side of the interval.

Assad's forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, have been making significant ground advances in the last week.

With all the savings we've made, we stand to secure our footing and gain significant ground.

However, large swathes of Syrian territory remain in rebel hands, and more recently jihadist militants from the self-styled Islamic State (IS) have made significant gains on the ground in Syria as well as in neighbouring Iraq.

But neither side has been able to gain significant ground.

Our HR manager was already on the ground and had made significant progress in recruiting academic and administrative staff.

His Castleford counterpart, Richard Wright, insisted that the Tigers have made significant progress with their proposed new ground.

By 9 July, his ground forces had made significant gains in cutting off a vital road that connected Kaunas to Daugavpils.

Even then the ground was small compared to rival stadiums, and its location made significant redevelopment difficult.