Sentence examples for states gains from inspiring English sources

Even before the official White House announcement, rumors about the choice drew criticism on Thursday from Republicans already anxious about the 2010 census, a multibillion-dollar enterprise that will determine which states gains seats in Congress and which ones lose them, as well as the allocation of federal dollars to states and cities based on population.

Though Mr. Nader won only 3percentt of the popular vote nationally, 32 of 240 Green candidates won elections in a dozen states, giving the party a total of 79 elected officials in 21 states, gains that make the Greens one of the biggest American parties after the two major ones.

Municipalities and states gained clout.

Fourteen other states gained or lost one seat.

Except for Utah, all of those states gained at least one seat after the 2000 census.

In return, the states gained new flexibility to run welfare programs as they saw fit.

They sprang up rapidly in the 1990s as former Soviet and Yugoslav states gained independence.

Venice, already more powerful than any of the other Italian states, gained the most.

"But even in those larger states, gaining a new seat is a big Christmas gift for them".

Accordingly, the numbers released yesterday are definitive in their determination that 8 states gained Congressional seats while 10 lost seats.

CenterPoint Energy, which has 5 million energy customers in Texas and five other states, gained 48 cents to $9.95.