The court is hearing arguments as a public shift toward same-sex marriage appears to be gathering speed.

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The car was gathering speed, and Fyodorov was running along beside it.

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The SMS revolution is gathering speed with 52 million text messages sent daily during December, double the number sent at the same time in 2000.

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This is not a new trend, but it is gathering speed.

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Economic recovery seems to be gathering speed: according to revised figures published on Wednesday, the economy grew at an annual rate of 3.9% in the second quarter.

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The ETF bandwagon rolls on, gathering speed as it goes.

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Ian Carr, from Sandwell, said: "This juggernaut is gathering speed and unless we make a stand and campaign against academies, the things the NASUWT holds dear will be swept away like yesterday's newspapers".

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Seat belts could, in the 100 milliseconds of a crash, avoid breaking an old lady's ribs by calibrating how much force to apply to a body after gathering sensor data on the car's speed and deceleration and the weight and position of the occupant.

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