How To Use Gain In A Sentence
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Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.
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The recoil from the shot blew James onto his back, unconscious once again.
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I badly wanted the job, but knew that my age would probably tell against me.
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It is recognised as a crime against humanity under international law.
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The following years were characterized by rifts with Russia, in which the Ukraine jealously guarded its own independence against its overbearing neighbour.
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Rose of Sharon braced her body against the movements of the car in an effort to protect her fetus.
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An AFTRA statement confirmed the issues' importance, calling the 1% increase the union's "primary objective" in the bargaining.
Jonathan Handel: AFTRA, Networks Reach New Three Year Deal
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A substantial element of the system is the set of physical exercises performed in pairs and again based on the idea of the power of co-operation.
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I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog.
The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
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Moreover some parts of gain will devolute to Italian Red Cross seriously employed in the disastrous earthquake land that hit the middle lands of Italia few weeks ago.
MacMegasite
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Confident, tanned and talkative, he looked the epitome of the champion he longs to be again.
Times, Sunday Times
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The term "strategic" came up again earlier this year, when Ontario's provincial government set up a committee to debate a proposed merger between London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., operator of Canada's flagship Toronto Stock Exchange.
Canada Turns Wary Eye to Foreign Bids
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The bolide probably prolonged and intensified the change, and may have weighed heavily in favor of mammals or birds and against non - avian dinosaurs.
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The presidential election will be conducted against a backdrop of seismic political and economic turmoil.
Times, Sunday Times
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It will be given a tender from another departed locomotive and regain its former Sierra appearance.
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The League Against Cruel Sports issued a statement Wednesday calling on Ottawa to "take steps to end the immense cruelty to animals in events such as calf-roping, which is practised at rodeos including the Calgary Stampede.
CTV BritishColumbiaHome
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Contrary to what has been claimed, the theory is not insulated against attempts to disconfirm it.
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He had just received my check and was apoplectic with rage, declaring he never wanted to see or have anything to do with ‘that woman’ - meaning me - again.
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The old man fell against the bucket.
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In any event, when making a case against the indivisibility of Sinitic, it is not necessary to rebut each of these "common" features individually, since they are largely or wholly extralinguistic.
Language Log
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‘Ah Dublin, you're giving it away,’ he wailed in the 55th minute, as the Dublin defence fluffed its lines yet again, giving Laois another unearned scoring opportunity.
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High-frequency waves broadcast by the radar bounce off a person, scanning the in-and-out movement of the chest and more subtle, but also detectable, motion of the heartbeat against the chest wall.
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The woman herself lay in Epsom Cottage Hospital for four days without regaining consciousness.
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It is touch and go whether the pair will face each other again soon.
Times, Sunday Times
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Cornwall, the which abbeie Henrie de la Pomerey chasing out the moonks, had fortified against the king, and hearing newes of the kings returne home, died (as it was thought) for méere gréefe and feare.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First
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And when they have done ye wrang, even when ye hae gotten decreet of spulzie, oppression, and violent profits against them, what better are ye?
The Waverley
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Some of the most popular pairings pitted contrasting advantages and disadvantages against one another.
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They've deliberately gone against my wishes and sold the apartment.
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Another ten minutes had passed, so Tim hit " redial " again.
THE KILL CLAUSE
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I thought I wouldn't get another chance to munge the name "I, Robot" again.
June 2007
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Connection is here something both yearned for and guarded against.
The Times Literary Supplement
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It is the final guard against nationalistic states that sought the betterment of their people first and foremost and not that of some hypothetical global village or for the internationalistic elite.
Pravda blames trotskyites for u.s. empire
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Howell has also admitted indecent assault charges against three of his patients in April and July 2008 at his clinic in Ballymoney.
Northern Ireland dentist admits double murder
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However, I took the risk of putting a hand close to a yowling muzzle and was greeted with a cold nose and a non-committal snuffle before the full-on baying started again.
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I promise that I won't let him gain possession of the map.
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The emphasis will continue to be on prod-ucts that gain the widest appeal and most acceptance within this group.
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A homeless woman is back on the streets again after being evicted from a telephone box.
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The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against/towards the defendant.
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Furthermore, in order to assess the special disability and whether there has been unconscionable conduct, it is essential to also examine the actual actions of those against whom that conduct is impugned.
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The soldier bargained that he should not have to go on guard on Sundays.
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He advised people against indulging in backbiting.
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She is a constant reminder that an alternative was once possible, which might flower again.
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I look forward to seeing the place again, renewing old acquaintances.
The Sun
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Refreshed and regowned, again in dark colors unrelieved by any bright embroidery, Aene paced nervously along a subtly lit path towards the Castrea residence.
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A favorite uncle provided pointers on pugilistic defenses against bullies - namely her father, who was the first regular bully in her life.
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Memphis was 7-3 entering the week, but six of the victories were against teams from lesser conferences.
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The first rutted section of the road jolted the vehicle airborne, slamming my head against the roof.
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We're negotiating and that was one of our negotiating points," he told the AP, "but collective bargaining is a negotiating process, and that was not something that Ted was authorized to say and he will be dealt with for that lapse in judgment.
Ted Leonsis fined $100,000 for comments on NBA salary cap
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This blogger is a seriously insecure woman who needs to examine her shaky sense of privilege before again attempting to write about transpeople.
The Brave One Goes Crazy And Murders Weekend Box Office
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So again if you're unfamiliar with this yarn and needle arrangement, start by knitting stripes in full needle rib.
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But he railed against subsidies for ethanol producers and other provisions of the bill that he called unneeded, unnecessary, unwanted sweeteners ' ' to win votes for the package.
Tax-Cut Bill Draws Wide Support in Senate
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MY HAT goes off the ROVE/BUSH, and cast … on defining BUSH as a borm again christian.
Think Progress » Plame investigators
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A short fellow with a refined bearing, Gavaskar consistently got hundreds and double-hundreds against top-class bowling.
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Would you care to comment on why you voted against the new housing project?
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Those of us who have greasy skin face a constant battle against shine and spots.
The Sun
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The orbit of the earth (or the circle which the sun seems to describe round the earth), is called the ecliptic, which is divided into twelve equal parts, called signs, and are distinguished by the following names and marks, [again, the symbols for the signs can be seen in the
A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses
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Olivia notes the direction of his gaze, and realizes her robe has fallen open again.
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If you have bought modern 'remontant' varieties that flower again, give them a good feed now to encourage them.
Times, Sunday Times
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Arnold stood again, a worried frown creasing his features.
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Pediatricians are once again extremely busy this winter as patients with asthma symptoms - the most common disease among children - are crowding into respiratory clinics.
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Asked about parents who choose not to vaccinate their children against HPV, the virologist Nathan Wolfe, author of the new book "The Viral Storm," told me: "Basically the decision to not vaccinate risks not only cancer for their kids but cancer for anyone their kids have sex with.
The New Prudery
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A spokesman said: ‘Following a further complaint, visits to the tea room this year established the conditions of the licence had again been broken.’
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The truth is, there is a certain diet which emaciates men more than any possible degree of abstinence; though I do not remember to have seen any caution against it, either in Cheney, Arbuthnot, or in any other modern writer or regimen.
The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon
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An odd hairy quadruped is upsetting residents of Scott Town, Jamaica, again.
Archive 2008-06-01
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‘The paramilitaries have graffitied threats against us on the walls.’
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Volumes of exchanges have been taking place over what some of these correspondents have called the militarisation of Haiti by international forces, many of the voices sounding off against it.
TrinidadExpress Today's News
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The glistening mushrooms were plump and earthy against the dry, crunchy pastry softened by the delicate, herby cream sauce.
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The Israelis already possess them, operating disingenuously and outside international norms again, an exceptionalism granted by the United States’ favor andmight.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Pro-Palestinian “Peace Activists”
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a demarche is the strongest sanction a country can exercise against another.
ANC Daily News Briefing
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Montresor assumed an air of indifference again.
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Even if the knock is not severe enough to cause the skull to fracture, the brain bangs against the skull and can be damaged.
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It has yet again impressed every one with their creative and stylish design for the Reversible Sarees.
SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 110
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The battle against racial discrimination is not over.
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I will be house and dog sitting again for the rest of the weekend, so I don't know how much I will be able to check emails.
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The schematic for the DTMF decoder in the figure below. Again you can use a combination of wire wrapping and soldering. Part placement is not critical.
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Police are again urging householders to secure their property after a theft from a house in Kirkwall.
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Note also the profound hypochondriasis and fear that they are being infected by a "cancer"--again, a plot presumably put together by the Jews.
Archive 2009-02-01
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He engaged in endless litigation against the media.
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The unions had almost no influence on the factory floor and were ineffective in collective bargaining.
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But physical discomforts during the third trimester, such as heartburn, leg cramps, fetal movement, shortness of breath and sinus congestion, can again interfere with sleep.
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Drawing an ultrasonic syringe from a cabinet in the wall, she slapped it against Kohlberg's arm and pressed.
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Of course people have noticed before that Matisse posed his models in flimsy, filmy harem pants on divans and cushions covered with flowered or striped stuffs against fabric screens and curtains.
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Ye same did rede a portion of his "Venus and Adonis," to their prodigious admiration, whereas I, being sleepy and fatigued withal, did deme it but paltry stuff, and was the more discomforted in that ye blody bucanier had got his wind again, and did turn his mind to farting with such villain zeal that presently I was like to choke once more.
1601
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NIAGARA FALLS -- A Niagara Falls English teacher has agreed to resign and surrender his teaching certification as part of a plea bargain to charges that he had an improper relationship with a 16-year-old female student.
The Buffalo News: Home
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A belief in it is not only not naïve; it is the essential precondition for civilized society, and our best defense against the arbitrary use of power.
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A mere two minutes passed before Cooks was celebrating again in the end zone, this time after a 32-yard punt return.
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These tracts heed the critical strictures against both love and wit.
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Again, close liaison between obstetrician, midwife, general practitioner, cardiologist, and neonatologist is vital.
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This illness predisposes you to gain weight
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About 7 o'clock tonight, we had a whopping great thunderstorm with accompanying light show, and the flipping garage got flooded again!
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Carol sprawls out on the bed as Simon tears off his cast triumphantly and sketches her, again and again.
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She was leaning against the wall, staring out over the still snowy landscape.
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Springtime for Henry played Broadway in the early '30s and then again in the early '50s but became a laughingstock as Edward Everett Horton repeatedly barnstormed it.
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I could continue this yo-yo description of euroland affairs were it not that I will run out of good news to juxtapose against the bad.
Euroland Should Prepare for More Ups and Downs in Its Yo-Yo Economy
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He claimed that the school district stepped over the line with its affirmative action plan and that race was improperly used to discriminate against the white teacher.
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Marya shook her head, her neatly bobbed dark hair brushing against high cheekbones.
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A vaccine of this kind has been shown to protect against hepatitis B virus infections in chimpanzees and recently also in humans.
Physiology or Medicine 1976 - Press Release
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This scandal is bound to tell against him in the coming presidential election.
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Threadbare patches in her fur and mane shone dull against the her tawny pelt.
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The same mythologem is also active in Dylan's opus, where - with the inclusion of the deepest part of the psyche - came to the repetition and extension of the transformation process, explicitly expressed in Dylan's song "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" from 1966:
Expecting Rain
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Each bottle rests in an independent sleeve from the others so it can also be separated and used again for your wine travel needs.
2010 February | Dr Vino's wine blog
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Men who give frequent feasts that are well attended generally gain renown for themselves.
Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies
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A client who uses aggressive tactics against you to get their way is a real liability, and you should extricate yourself from the situation as quickly as possible.
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This past week in the forest park, the fiery foliage set against cobalt skies was a sight to behold.
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But we must regroup and get ready to go again.
The Sun
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He gives an amusing account of the vigorous campaign against his hospital closure programme.
Times, Sunday Times
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‘If we fail, send reinforcements…’ Her voice trailed away again, and they saw her shudder.
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He was again recounting the incredible story of his life.
The Sun
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Like a lacertine Vicar of Bray, he varies incontinently from buff to blue, and from blue back to orange again, under stress of circumstances.
Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science
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At that time Swindon south Tories were against the development while the north Swindon Tories were for it.
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The role enables the researcher to gain the confidence of the group that accepts her in her false role.
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Our reaction to a tickling sensation may have arisen from a defence against creepy-crawlies.
Times, Sunday Times
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A senior detective who led the hunt for two armed robbers behind a series of terrifying raids across Bradford today told of the desperate race against time to catch them before someone was shot.
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If we fell in love again I swear I'd love you right.
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Surrounded by musicians and men who directed its movement, and followed by child maskers, the Ijele begin to spin, slowly at first, then gaining speed.
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He went into cardiac arrest again in the ambulance and once more at the hospital.
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Such techniques are not available to middle-class families with modest savings, or to small business owners holding long-term capital gains.
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Political opposition is mounting, and there have been calls for demonstrations against the scheme.
Times, Sunday Times
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His skin had felt deliciously cool against her heated flesh as his hard body moved against hers.
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Your fellow potential jurors will be chosen at random from the pool available, and then slimmed down to just 12 in court, again at random.
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The Zambia soccer squad winds up its camping in South Africa with a friendly game against Orlando Pirates in Johannesburg today.
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You've also threatened, or you've also mentioned that my relationship threatens my country and again I find that such a huge leap of illogic.
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Holders of income shares got all the income earned from the trust, while holders of capital shares got all the capital gain.
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The grass looked like an old worn carpet, faded and ragged; the horizon was pressing against the cliff.
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Far from counting against the honours system, the latest rash of disclosures should be used to improve and reinforce it.
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She's definitely got a good eye for a bargain.
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She drove a hard bargain with the seller.
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Once they'd been on the wrong end of a dressing-down in front of the other players they didn't ever want it to happen again.
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No matter how many police raids are conducted, if we cannot guarantee their protection young victims will remain too terrified to testify against their traffickers.
Times, Sunday Times
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They didn't pick up any ground against Boston, who spent its day walloping Toronto to remain two games in front of New York.
Yanks Smack Cleveland Again
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Foreign exchange deposit bargain is 42 stir thousand catty develop a financial product.
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Then again, kitty probably avulsed a a claw or two and was sore for a while.
Because I Am a Bad Bad Person… « Whatever
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Several questions ran through our heads as we made our way past the numerous coffee shops and bundled up against the swirling winds the port city is known for.
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Alex leaned up against the locker near hers and waited patiently for her to stick her coat in the locker and get the padlock on and locked.
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It's here that he rails for the umpteenth time against lesser critics who have dared to suggest that his boisterous, agonistic account of writerly influence might be weighted in favour of a certain masculinist tradition.
The Anatomy of Influence by Harold Bloom – review
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Once again, sorry if I sped things up too quickly, but I can't change my desire to get this story finished.
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Prices have been stable for a while, but they are beginning to edge up again now.
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Now the agitation in the country and the violent disorder it threatened could be directed against the Government.
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February 26, 2005 03: 43 schlarb: re: Soul-Junk chronology: all of the full length records run in ascending order from 1950 through, most recently, 1958. conversely all the EP's run in decending order from 1949 through, again most recently, 1937.
Not one to shy away from a challenge (Music (For Robots))
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South Vietnam, NVA and Viet Cong troops again intruded on neutral Laos for sanctuary, as the Viet Minh had done during the war with the French some years before.
Stearns, Roger H.
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His arrival clearly puts a huge question mark against the future of the present team captain.
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And so, against all the odds, and all the elements, Powell got to make his wistful and impassioned film.
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Cracked or scaly skin is unable to serve as an effective barrier against disease.
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Typically directors will request indemnities from the company when they become involved in a claim or if they are successful in defending a claim made against them.
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The family moves out of their unnamed city to an unnamed suburban area to start again.
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Roughly a third of the way up the fence is a guard rail - again in orange - which provides a sighting line for the jockeys.
Times, Sunday Times
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Then, the phrase had struck Vincent as doting and naive, but sometime during his stay in Toulio, as his grasp of the Chinese language deepened, and as he learned—or was forced to learn—from his mistakes, he had felt the title gain merit and accuracy.
Heaven Lake
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As an extra precaution against an ongoing down market, Narayanan suggests building in a "margin of safety": a 3 to 5 percent premium over the target hurdle rate.
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These central lines of your grid will be reference points against which you position the elements of your landscape.
Learn to Draw Countryside
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Tell her you love her all over again, blah, blah, blah.
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In recent years many have forsaken their turbans and beards, claiming it counts against them when trying to find a job.
Times, Sunday Times
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I was reading WIRED for the first time in ages the other day, and found myself getting annoyed all over again at the breathless prose they use in their articles.
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But the howling vacuum had opened up inside her again, with its endless vistas of nothingness and no return, the harlequinade of grasping, painted lovers.
Shortcut Man
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Rubiochico,) "which was fast swamping the sparkling stars, like a bright river flowing over diamonds, when the old gander again set up his gabblement and trumpeted more loudly than before.
Tom Cringle's Log
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Blue ceanothus look fabulous trained against a tall wall, but over time they will lean forward if you let them.
Times, Sunday Times
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And in any case, there will be plenty of memories gained and stories to embellish after another extravaganza of Celtic solidarity.
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The rotorcraft rose and wheeled in a wide arc, gaining height.
KARA KUSH
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Why do you have to drag that up again?
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Although the number of rural ponds is decreasing rapidly, garden ponds are gaining in popularity and are becoming increasingly important habitats for toads, says the trust.
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They also have abandoned past pledges and now threaten first use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states.
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The opposition boycotted and sabotaged an election in February which they would certainly have lost again.
Times, Sunday Times
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He left with few regrets, happy that his game on clay had never been better, although disappointed that, yet again, his best was not good enough to beat a slightly underdone Nadal.
Rafael Nadal boxed clever to beat Roger Federer in French Open | Kevin Mitchell
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* blinks* It's 6: 00 in the morning, I haven't had any sleep, and I got a letter from someone in Oz ... * blinks again*
Jaxraven Diary Entry
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Cavil, Doral and another Simon how long have you got buddy? find the dead doctor Simon and once again Cavil shows himself to be a pathetic military planner, he admits he "miscalculated" Boomer's actions.
VARIANTS: DAYBREAK, PT II - REVIEW
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As Hayden recalled the velvety softness of her breast against his palm, a pang of guilt stabbed him.
One Night Of Scandal
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And I grok some of the arguments against eating other farmed animals, too.
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I had one fight last year where the judges scored it against me 1-0 after we'd been leathering each other for five rounds.
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Greek weekly "Proto Thema", an unregretted and shameless Akin stated that he killed Solomou and would do it again if needed.
OpEdNews - Diary: Murdering Peace in Derynia
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No part of the lunar globe became visible in relief against circumfluous solar radiance on any of the plates exposed at Grenada; and what vestiges of "structure" there were, came out almost better _upon_ the moon than _beside_ her, thus stamping themselves at once as of atmospheric origin.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
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Who would be held responsible if this man offended again?
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The ladies took the stand for the second time during the surrebuttal and again dumped on Lana shamelessly.
Guilty Feelings
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But the bourgeois and the coalitionist press represented this movement as a pogromist, counter-revolutionary affair, and, at the same time, as a Bolshevist crusade, the immediate object of which was to seize the reins of Government by the use of armed force against the Central Executive Committee.
From October to Brest-Litovsk
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A part of me wants to snuggle up against his side and let him loop a lazy arm around my shoulders, but another part knows that I can't.
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They emerge, as they have again this year, as the flower buds of garlic mustard and of lady's smock appear.
Times, Sunday Times
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There was a raggle-taggle look to Smith's team just as there had been on his debut as manager against Italy in Milan.
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She tensed, hearing the strange noise again.
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Her great wings beat restlessly against her back as she waited for the others to join her.
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The costumier Tanya took us again to check the costume painting.
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_May as many of us as remain unhanged next spring, meet here again_.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 368, May 2, 1829
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Against all odds, he succeeded in carving out a career in the media.
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Vehicles cannot gain sufficient momentum to cause a fatal accident.
Times, Sunday Times
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One of my dazed wits tried to tell me the odds against this actually happening.
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This led to some confusion about whether or not the men of the choir would intone the chant again.
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Republicans, meanwhile, are mulling whether to abandon the notion of filing ethics charges against Rep.
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Derry Rovers Youths gained sweet revenge over rivals Spink Celtic in this Shield match played in the Ben Mulhall Park on Sunday, April 7.
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It left us both joyful and speechless, happy to be home again but sad that this great trip was over.
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Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
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Due to his great success against criminals, he has become the target of a supervillain called Boddicker.
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Finally, I need to state once again my very dim view of including commercial sponsors in the middle of an extra features documentary aimed at kids.
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Again, two subgroups were formed to meet and discuss the pros and cons of the various structural alternatives.
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She leaned against the wall, anger and sadness welling up inside her as she thought about what had happened.
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The door was bolted, and the woman stood against it, arms folded across her chest.
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Please let's change and be people with brave hearts and forget all about violence against any particular sex in this independent country.
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They then head to Townsville in North Queensland for return matches against the AIS, Japan and Australia.
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Thus, Nietzsche underlines our creative power in playing with masks, in taking up selves only to put them down again.
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Prof. Charles Francis Xavier: Anonymity is the mutant's first defense against the world's hostility.
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The magic slowly begins to work, and the princess starts to come to life again.
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These warlords continue to exercise their authority by means of force and firepower, and often engage in sporadic armed conflict against one another.
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In Munich last February, Putin railed against America the "hyperpower" that flouted international law.
The Tyrant's Turn
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From the late nineteenth century Britain and other European powers began to gain control of parts of the Ottoman Empire.
