Examples:

• A few weeks ago, as previous speakers have mentioned, the statues of Buddha at Bamiyan were destroyed and radicalism continues to gain ground.
• The concept that immigration is a security issue has continued to gain ground since 11 September 2001 and has taken precedence over all other issues, including human rights.
• And also because tolerance, brotherhood and cultural diversity should gain ground.
• Sometimes to gain ground you need to slow down.
• The cause of trade liberalization could be affected and protectionist sentiments could gain ground.
• This puts the European idea at risk and allows narrow-minded nationalism to gain ground.
• If we gain ground on gender equity, we also gain ground on addressing global warming.
• The BWI has launched a Russian-language website as Internet access in the region continues to gain ground.
• But I am optimistic that, in the long run, times are changing, and they and their ideas will gain ground.
• I am still not sure that in the hands of this IGC the ideal of a United Europe will gain ground.