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21gain — I. n. 1. Profits, gainings, increase, excess of earnings over outlay. 2. Emolument, lucre, money making. 3. Profit, advantage, benefit, good, blessing. II. v. a. 1. Get (by effort), acquire, obtain, procure, achieve, secure, carry, win, earn, get …
22gain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. increase, profit; amplification. v. i. benefit; progress; put on weight. v. t. earn, win; reach, attain; persuade. See acquisition. Ant., loss. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of increasing] Syn.… …
23Newcastle upon Tyne East (UK Parliament constituency) — Newcastle upon Tyne East Borough constituency for the House of Commons Boundary of Newcastle upon Tyne East in Tyne and …
24Newcastle upon Tyne local elections — One third of Newcastle upon Tyne Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 78 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.[1]… …
25Berwick upon Tweed local elections — Berwick upon Tweed Council is elected every four years.Political controlIndependent 1973 1983No overall control 1983 1999Liberal Democrat 1999 2003No overall control 2003 presentCouncil electionsBerwick upon Tweed Council election, 1999Berwick… …
26Richmond upon Thames local elections — Richmond upon Thames Council in London, England is elected every four years.Political controlConservative 1964 1982No overall control 1982 1986SDP Liberal Alliance 1986 1990Liberal Democrats 1990 2002Conservative 2002 2006Liberal Democrats 2006… …
27To gain ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …
28Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency) — Coordinates: 55°00′11″N 1°36′36″W / 55.003°N 1.610°W / 55.003; 1.610 …
29Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne — Margaret Cavendish Segment from Frontispiece for several of her books in the 1650s and 1660s …
30Kingston upon Thames Council election, 2002 — Elections to Kingston upon Thames Council were held on 2nd May, 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes reducing the number of councillors by two since the last election in 1998. The Liberal Democrats took overall… …
