Sentence examples for playing has gained from inspiring English sources

In recent years, his mercurial playing has gained a deeply emotional cast, joining Monk's stride style to radical intricacies akin to those of Pierre Boulez or Elliott Carter.

Titus Andronicus Strange how Shakespeare's blood-filled and once most-despised play has gained popularity in recent years.

In 1975, critics suggested the play had gained, not lost, resonance in the 25 years since its premiere.

The PFA has grown frustrated that attempts to highlight a list of qualified coaches in its 'Coaching Fair Play' initiative has gained little acknowledgment from the Premier League and Football League.

Association football (soccer), basketball, boxing, and table tennis also are played, and squash has gained a following.

Since becoming free to play, the game has gained over one million new players, an impressive figure for D&D but relatively insignificant compared to World of Warcraft's 10-million-plus paid subscribers.

Meanwhile, in recent years the idea that the private sector has a significant role to play in development has gained traction, from the growth of corporate social responsibility to the more recent concept of "shared value"; the idea that corporations can pursue business objectives and social objectives at the same time by virtue of their business model.

And if Palmer does not play well, Jackson, who has gained significant influence within the Raiders in the wake of Davis's death because of the team's success, figures to lose some of his credibility on a team that will probably hire a general manager after the season.

In recent weeks, Japan has been playing its cards carefully, and has gained concessions from the Europe Union.

This new type of car, powered not by internal-combustion engines but by batteries, power electronics and electric motors, plays to the strengths China has gained in consumer electronics over the past decades.The Chinese government has set a goal to become the number one producer of electric cars by 2012.

In recent quarters, Yahoo! has been playing second fiddle to Google, which has gained in both market share and stock price.