Sentence examples for this week gained from inspiring English sources

The suggestion his trial would begin this week gained ground because it appeared in Ta Kung Pao, a newspaper published in Hong Kong but backed by Beijing.

Is W1A quite as funny, though, when the stakes for the BBC are so high – when, for example, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has this week gained a new secretary of state in the person of John Whittingdale?

Committee chairmen have almost dictatorial powers to set the agenda, and Mr Helms takes a strong, isolationist stance on foreign policy (although, to his credit, he and the ranking Democrat, Joe Biden, this week gained overwhelming Senate support for a bill to repay, albeit with many strings attached, almost $1 billion of America's UN arrears).

Senate Republicans, who in a surprise vote earlier this week gained support from two dissident Democrats and forced a vote that allowed them to capture a one-vote majority, have planned a legislative session for 3 p.m. on Monday.

The Wilshire 5000 gained 1.2percentt.

Glasgow Caledonian University, founded in 1875, gained university status in 1993.

Among individual stocks, Cisco Systems, which fell nearly 8percentt last week, gained 2 5/8 yesterday, to 65 7/165

Their day-night doubleheader for July 8 gained approval yesterday from Major League Baseball and the Players Association.

Barragán, who has represented the district since last year, gained the California Democratic Party's endorsement in late February.

At 6 months, 61.1% (22/36) showed stable or gaining vision, and 27.8% (10/36) gained three or more lines.

United States crude settled at $88.91, gaining 85 cents.