Sentences with phrase «gaining ground»

While Ukip has been commanding the headlines, and the prospects of the Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party cause political number - crunchers to scratch their heads, the Greens have been gradually gaining ground.

Nick Clegg has been judged by some media this morning to be the winner of the first debate as pre-debate polling shows Liberal Democrats gaining ground at expense of the Conservatives.

These showed a clear trend, with Mitt Romney's support sliding, and Gingrich gaining ground.

The underlying figures on economic competence and who would make the best leader also show the Conseratives gaining ground — Labour now have only a 3 point lead on which party would be better at running the economy well and Blair is only 1 point ahead of Cameron on who would make the best Prime Minister.

Advocates believe that legalization for recreational purpose may still be a few years off, but a bill to allow medical marijuana is gaining ground.

The big headline for me is Labour gaining ground in the south in the seats where we need to gain ground and that will give the party great heart.

The political landscape has shifted a bit, though; the Cuomo administration's statement was issued on the same day that a new poll showed the governor's Democratic primary rival, Cynthia Nixon, gaining ground.

The endorsement comes as the former Treasury official is gaining ground on his GOP opponent, Asm.

NEW YORK CITY — Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner is gaining ground on Council Speaker Christine Quinn in the race for the Democratic nomination, according to a Marist College poll released Tuesday.

Vazquez says he has been gaining ground in the previous general elections he ran in, in this district.

With UKIP gaining ground, and an anti-immigration stance looking like the winning ticket, the once socially liberal David Cameron became increasingly authoritarian in immigration policy and discourse.

«New Populus poll has all three main parties gaining ground at the expense of «Others» Main Hague MkII writes a more cautious Conservative foreign policy»

He pointed to recent Siena College polls in two congressional districts that show he's gaining ground.

«While Sadiq Khan has a growing lead in the first round, Zac Goldsmith appears to be doing better among second preferences than before and to be gaining ground on who Londoners trust to handle key issues.

In South Dakota, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee made a $ 1 million television ad buy this week, on the heels of tightening poll numbers that showed its candidate, Rick Weiland, gaining ground.

Meanwhile, an opinion poll commissioned by former Tory deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft in the 40 most marginal Tory - held seats suggests that Labour remains on course for a comfortable overall majority at the next election — not because the party itself is gaining ground, but because Ukip has tripled its share of the vote, mainly at the expense of the Conservatives.

[61] Youth suffrage appears to be gaining ground in Massachusetts; three of the four Democratic United States Senate candidates in 2010 supported lowering the voting age.

A bill that would provide direct state funding to museums through a competitive grant program is gaining ground in the Legislature.

A Siena College poll found Trump leads both Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio by 27 percentage points, gaining ground since last month over his GOP rivals.

The organization known as the Islamic State was gaining ground in Syria and Iraq, and the suggestion was that the dangerous terrorist organization was determined to strike here.

A Quinnipiac University survey last month showed de Blasio gaining ground in the Democratic primary, as Anthony Weiner's numbers fell amid his renewed sexting scandal.

A Quinnipiac survey last month showed de Blasio gaining ground in the primary, as Weiner's numbers fell amid his renewed sexting scandal.

His overall total is still six figures ahead of Enneking's $ 271,000 war chest, though she was enthused by her campaign gaining ground.

According to Siena pollster Steve Greenberg, O'Brien picked up support across the board, strengthening his standing with fellow Democrats and also gaining ground among independents, with whom he now leads, 51 - 39, after trailing 50 - 34 in September.

I am running to be the attorney general from Montauk to Niagara Falls, and Democrats are really starting to focus on the race now, I'm gaining ground.»

And he has been gaining ground in recent months, according to the latest campaign finance filings, which were released last week.

However, they seem to have been gaining ground as fast as they are losing it, even after the addition of air strikes.

Assad has been gaining ground ever since Russia began their campaign there and it is only a matter of time before he wins the war

Several polls show Newt Gingrich gaining ground as this Saturday's South Carolina primary approaches.

The poll brings good news for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who is finally gaining ground with voters after seeing her favorability rating stalled for months.

As Chris Hanretty explained last week, the British Election Study shows that Labour support is weakening and Conservative support strengthening in Labour's own seats relative to other seats - in other words, the Tories are disproportionately gaining ground, and Labour losing ground, where it hurts Labour most.

«A view is gaining ground that the government lacks direction, with the number of U-turns — each trivial in itself — suggesting policies are not properly thought through.»

Recent calls for a federal arrangement are gaining ground across the country.

In Tripoli, separatist movements gaining ground in the eastern part of the country.

This isn't scientific, but it's curiously consistent with what polls are saying, and supports and adds color to the notion that Obama is gaining ground.

While football players are considered to be the most at risk, females are gaining ground in every sport from soccer and volleyball to basketball and cheerleading.

guzzie + Guss is a little known brand in the United States, but is popular in Canada and quickly gaining ground.

NEW LENOX — The New Lenox Park District's Sanctuary Golf Course, which became an issue in the April election, is steadily gaining ground financially, park officials said at a press conference Tuesday.

One mom described how people thought she was crazy given that she gave birth in her home, something even more uncommon than in the U.S., where the practice is slowly gaining ground.

All present babies were toted in carriers, a practice gaining ground in a similar fashion to the US — baby bjorns are frequently seen on the streets, and the occasional wrap.

I'm so glad to see that awareness of this FDA call for comment is gaining ground.

This practice has been around for centuries and over the past several years has been gaining ground in the US.

It was a good week for us again despite only gaining ground on Liverpool.

And if you are Isco, who is gradually gaining ground at Bernabeu, you will leave for Arsenal,?

[The ACC] is gaining ground on everybody,» saysDavid Cutcliffe, the first - year coach at Duke.

Seattle will head down to Santa Clara on Thursday for another enormous game against the Niners, looking keep gaining ground in the division.

This Team is more concerned with their place in the Standings though as they keep gaining ground on the top tier above them..

So they aren't gaining any ground on the division lead..

It's a similar story in NSW, with ALDI gaining ground (from 13.4 % to 15.9 %), Coles losing ground, and Woolworths flat - lining.

And within the natural, organic and functional food segment, non-GMO products are gaining ground even faster.