"gain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He would eventually have a distinguished 24-year career, gaining election into the Hall of Fame in 2004.
- After preferences, a candidate needs 14.3 percent of the vote (a quota) to gain election.
- This was still over one full Senate quota, gaining election without the need for preferences.
- I have a job now for which some people think I'm well fitted,' he replied, and made no effort to gain election.
- Both, however, still have a long way to go to gain election.
- In 1970, however, he successfully gained election to the Council and served as a member until 1974.
- A player must appear on 75 percent of the ballots to gain election.
- Rice will gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1963.
- In the same year that he entered local government he made his first attempt to gain election to the Commons.
- Peyser easily gained election in 1978 and again in 1980.
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