His music first gained attention when his song "Strange Condition" was used in the soundtrack for the movie "Me,Myself and Irene."

VOA: special.2009.10.09

A new study says women's rights have gained some ground in Arab Gulf states since a similar study completed five years ago.

VOA: special.2009.03.07

In nineteen seventy-four, she gained national recognition as a member of the congressional committee investigating President Richard Nixon.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

He first gained wide attention in two thousand four when he won a talent competition on Jamaican television.

VOA: special.2010.08.11

He says the earlier study gained so much recognition, it became -- in his words "fixed in many people's minds as true."

VOA: special.2009.06.24

With its publication, Darwin gained important supporters like Thomas Huxley who were willing to defend his ideas.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

The S & P Five Hundred index gained over twenty percent its largest increase in six years.

VOA: special.2010.01.01

African Americans had gained worldwide fame for their work in popular music -- especially for creating jazz.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

The ad has gained much attention on the Web,possibly because it captures something about one sporting event.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

For this role,Elizabeth Taylor gained a great deal of weight in order to look the part of the aging wife of a college professor.

VOA: special.2011.04.03

But before going anywhere, they may want to lose any extra weight gained during the winter.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

She helped the family understand the importance of the HeLa cells and accept that the scientific community has gained so much from their use.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

DeMille gained a great deal of fame with the kind of movie known as an epic.

VOA: special.2009.05.31

One way radical Republicans gained support was by helping give blacks the right to vote.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

But text-messaging while driving has gained more attention recently following a number of deadly crashes.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

The existence of the North Pacific Garbage Patch first gained public attention in nineteen ninety-seven.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

He gained a lot of weight so he took drugs to help control his weight.

VOA: special.2010.04.04

They said former black slaves in the south had gained a lot under Republican rule.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

No ground was gained. And more than eleven thousand men were killed or wounded.

VOA: special.2009.09.17