These are really financial bets on whether some asset will gain or lose value.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

"Therefore,any secessionist movement, no matter where it is in the world, will look towards this and gain some encouragement that they too can pursue this path."

VOA: special.2010.07.24

He said he wanted to help people and maybe even gain some business contacts.

VOA: special.2009.04.03

And some musicians attend to gain new fans and have fun performing.

VOA: special.2009.04.03

The population keeps moving around, so after each head count some states gain and others lose members in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.02.03

they will gain an understanding of some of the people who live and survive, often unnoticed, in the Olympics host city.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Some political analysts argue that the issue is unlikely to gain any traction before then, especially if concerns over the near 10 percent unemployment rate and health care continue to dominate the political agenda.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21