The narrow objectives and limited gains appeared to delight the Administration.

The dollar fell and so did bonds, eroding the limited gain in equity prices.

In the Greek islands the following year it lost many lives for limited gains.

The party made limited gains in the late 1950s, however, and was poised to become the official opposition (if Liberal support continued to decline).

The British suffered heavy losses, especially due to machine gun fire, during the attack and made only limited gains before they ran out of shells.

The industrial output data, which cover about 30 percent of the economy, showed further limited gains.

It also emphasised the value of what is being destroyed for limited gain.

A heavy corporate calendar yesterday also limited gains later.

"There is a limited gain to this other than a short-term infusion of cash," he said.

But close to $2 billion worth of American technical aid to the oil sector has brought only limited gains.