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The program started in 1998 but has gained momentum recently, he said.

Child day care is gaining momentum as a political and economic issue.

Even research has gained momentum on his works across the third world countries.

In recent years, an effort to free him has gained momentum.

In the past year, however, her career has gained momentum.

The body is made to rock three times, as if to gain momentum.

Therefore the idea of a free city was gaining momentum.

Along the way, little of interest is established or given a chance to gain momentum.

The idea, around for more than a decade, began to gain momentum only in the last three years.

It's a subject that has gained momentum across the country in recent years.

The idea gained momentum and finally ended up pretty much in the hands of the Dead.

But as the game went on, the defensive line gained momentum.

But there is no question that the plans are quickly gaining momentum.

It was established in 1991 and has only gained momentum since then.

The idea of full independence gained momentum for the first time.

"We moved the ball well and started gaining momentum in that last drive."

And while she has gained momentum, few give her much chance of winning.

His way of working across party lines is gaining momentum around the nation's capital.

Later, gaining momentum, it would speed up a bit under his own power.

From then on preservation gained momentum until the present day.

In Cambridge, however, the idea gained momentum a few years ago.

My grandfather, on the other hand, had actually gained momentum as he got older.

Teachers encouraged the students to bring their friends along, and the movement gained momentum.

The idea has been slow to catch on but is gaining momentum.

Later he was told that the Raiders were gaining momentum.

You want to gather momentum and keep getting better as it goes on.

In the end, his campaign simply failed to gather momentum.

Maybe it was the gathering momentum of events in the Congress.

It was a process which had been gathering momentum for some time and has continued since.

It is a position long argued, and one that has gathered momentum in recent years.

But the campaign against him and other senior managers was gathering momentum.

As the short day drew on, the fighting gathered momentum.

By last spring, the investigation appeared to be gathering momentum.

Things began to gather momentum for Antony four years ago.

In the period leading up to congress the campaign for political representation gathered momentum.

And yet, even today there were signs that the peace movement was gathering momentum.

I agree with your analysis, but there is a gathering momentum for popular election.

Soon the struggle for freedom from the British also gathered momentum.

The men had gathered momentum; they were pushing their way through the mass of women in order to take the lead.

In spirit and on paper, the relief program gathered momentum yesterday.

We must act now to keep this terrible tragedy from gathering momentum.

Like a storm on the horizon, it seemed to be gathering momentum.

Thanks to the 38 Degrees' campaign, public outrage began to gather momentum.

They gathered momentum and struck the bank of plants at speed.

In these cases, the studio is willing to let the films gather momentum.

In particular, he is looking for technology stocks to gather momentum after their slump last summer.

Clean humor ran through them, gathering momentum as it passed.

Despite Government reassurance the campaign against the sell off is gathering momentum.

During March 1944, final preparations for the escape gathered momentum.

The wheel you set in motion has gathered momentum: who can control it now?