The momentum of despondency was gaining apace.

It was "of vital importance that the momentum gained at Madrid is not dissipated on procedural matters".

But some fear that the indictment of Mr. Barnes may slow whatever tenuous momentum the city may have gained.

In both cases the tether pushes against the planet, and thus the momentum gained or lost ultimately comes from the planet.

It remained to be seen how much momentum, if any, the Knicks would gain from Thursday night's emotional victory.

With the advertising, we're trying to maintain the momentum gained from last year.

Continuing the momentum gained from Thursday night's 4-2 victory over Pittsburgh, the Islanders had a few good scoring opportunities in the first period.

There had been constant setbacks at every stage and any momentum gained was now lost with the departure of the live act.

But the momentum to lower prices gained strength shortly before noon when the Fed failed to counteract recent increases in overnight rates.

As the style gained momentum, department stores hopped onto the high-tech bandwagon.