Examples of use of gain ground
1. Clinton has to cut into Obama‘s base to gain ground.
2. "To gain ground advantage ... we are applying pressure.
3. President Musharraf said no one has the right to hurt religious sentiments of the people and « that too not of a few people but a billion, over a billion people of world; hurting religious sentiments is very dangerous (and) it should not be done». Replying to a question, he said such blasphemous acts were making militant elements to gain ground. «They are made to gain ground by such acts, they will gain ground, we are making them gain ground,» he added.
4. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh‘s Congress Party failed to gain ground.
5. Following the recent relaunch, circulation has stabilised although the Times continues to gain ground.