Gradually, he earned back his playing time and both alternated every game for almost 3 months until Khabibulin went down with a groin injury in early February.

Gradually starting in the mid-16th century, one plate element after another was discarded to save weight for foot soldiers.

Gradually Borno's position weakened ; its inability to check political rivalries between competing Hausa cities was one example of this decline.

Gradually, manuscripts came into being that incorporated parts of more than one of these books, leading finally to versions that were complete in themselves.

Gradually the party moved from solely advocating a pro-Marathi ideology, to one supporting a broader Hindu nationalist agenda as it aligned itself with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Gradually, through the generosity of benefactors and hard work of volunteers, one room at a time in the main house was stabilized.

Gradually, over a time period of about one year, the tissue will turn from fibrous to scar-like.

Gradually, the provincial upper class was transformed into a new military elite based on the ideals of the bushi ( warrior ) or samurai ( literally, one who serves ).

Gradually the earlier gangs such as the Hell's Kitchen Gang were transformed into organized crime entities around the same time that Owney Madden became one of the most powerful mobsters in New York.

Gradually he made contacts in the East with other young composers, and partly through Aaron Copland's recommendation he was able to spend 1926-29 in Paris, as one of the many young Americans who received their final musical grooming in the masterclasses of Nadia Boulanger.

Gradually people's relationship to their employers moved from one of status-formal subordination and deference-to contract whereby people were formally free to choose their work.

Gradually love of a single sexual object becomes diffused and distributed towards all of one ’ s culture and humanity in the form of a diluted ‘ aim-inhibited affection ’.

Gradually they developed a special type of small one or two mast wooden sailing ships, used for voyages in the ice conditions of the Arctic seas and later on Siberian rivers.

Gradually, Mazepa accumulated great wealth, becoming one of Europe's largest land owners.

Gradually, though, the lines changed, until he settled upon a verse from Jeremiah-the one he would quote on the inner sleeve of the Saved album: ' Behold, the days come, sayeth the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah ' ( Jeremiah 31: 31 ).

Gradually the population of serfs changed into one of free peasants and citizens.

Gradually perpetual masses for the dead were delegated to one altar and one secular priest within a greater church.

Gradually a minor cleric puts out each candle except for the top one that is taken around the sanctuary into the vestry ; at that time a moment of silence is shown for Christ's death.

Gradually, Doggett and Scully came to trust one another to some degree, although he and Mulder, who later returned and recovered from his abduction, remained untrusting of each other for some time.

Gradually, his political views became attuned to socialism, although this was probably more an emotional decision than a theoretical one — Holland was deeply dedicated to the elimination of poverty, but had little use for complicated economic models.

Gradually the curia regis began to branch off into entities which formed into other institutions, one of the first being the exchequer which specialized in the financial matters of government.

Gradually, he gained more and more power and became one of the most prominent officials under Kangxi.

Gradually, toward the mid-to-late 19th century, however, lapels became folded down and " pieced out ," in the peak, notched, or shawl lapel that one sees to this day.

< p > Gradually the chaos becomes ordered, and one perceives the profusion of towers as being made from a

Gradually, Piper learned to control this ability and freeze everything in the immediate area by a conscious act of will and gesturing.

Gradually he broadened his district of clients until Queen Victoria learned of his reputation.

Gradually, as she learned and grew with experience, she added a host of activities and workshops, ‘ Prithvi Players ’ and ‘ Little Prithvi Players ’ ( Theatre for Children ).

Gradually, in this way, she learned all the alphabet and the ten digits.

Gradually though the popular success of phrenology undermined its scientific merits in the United States and elsewhere, along with its materialistic underpinnings, fostering radical religious views and increasing evidence to refute phrenological claims by the 1840s it had largely lost its credibility.

Gradually evolving into a more polished band, Pavement recorded five full length albums and nine EPs over the course of their decade-long career, though they disbanded with some acrimony in 1999 as the members moved on to other projects.

Gradually though, as the Enz fine-tuned their image, and the punk scene gave way to the less strident, more stylish and more musically substantial ' New Wave ' scene, Split Enz began to draw larger crowds in the UK.

Gradually, religious content diminished in size and placement in these painting, though moral lessons continued as sub-contexts.

Gradually though the Land Claims Commissioner, William Spain, swung around.

Gradually though, concern shifted from issues related to supply towards the need to regulate quality, especially for foreign markets.

Gradually, though, all but three of the mountains were renamed in honour of noteworthy individuals, including Allan himself.

Gradually, though, a bond forms between Louka and Kolya.

Gradually James / Logan strengthens physically, though his memory is still shattered.

Gradually, Higginson became Dickinson's mentor and " preceptor ," though he almost felt out of Dickinson's league.

Gradually, the Jews of Newark grew in affluence, and many moved south to Weequahic and Hillside, though lower middle-class Jews were to be found in the neighborhood as late as the 1950s.

Gradually, the Justice League discovers a greater plot against them ; the White House is destroyed by a bomb after Wonder Woman departs it — thus appearing as though she set the explosion — Metamorpho is brainwashed and forced to kill Perry White, subsequently dying when he attempts to tell J ' onn what happened to him, and Hal Jordan discovers a strange force field around Earth that prevents anything leaving the planet, the field having been growing stronger over the last several months.

Gradually, the entire area was catering to the tourism industry, though the grain bazars of Mughal era were long gone, in early 20th century, Paharganj still had principal markets in Delhi for building materials, cement, timber and steel, but by 1947 they had mostly shifted to other locations in the city, while Paharganj had become primarily a densely-populated residential and commercial area, replete with cheap hotels and restaurants for domestic and foreign tourists.

Gradually Swiss historical writers gave up the use of Latin for their native tongue, so Michael Stettler ( 1580 – 1642 ) of Bern, Franz Haffner ( 1609 – 1671 ) of Soleure, and quite a number of Grisons authors ( though the earliest in date, Ulrich Campell of Süs, c. 1509 – c.

Gradually, British Romani began to give up their language in favour of English, though they retained much of the vocabulary, which they now use occasionally in English conversation – as Angloromani.

Gradually, Karen and Tony track down the original members ; bassist Les Wickes, who has a family and works as a roofer, drummer David " Beano " Baggot, who is working at a nursery and is on the run from the Inland Revenue due to a large sum of money he owes due to a bad business deal, and lead singer Ray Simms, who after years of drug and alcohol abuse, is now completely sober and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, is living in a mansion with his overbearing Swedish wife, Astrid and apparently working on a solo album, though in truth the bank are foreclosing on his mansion and he hasn't released a solo single in years.

" Gradually, though, Berkman's self-imposed distance and moral high ground begins to crumble as he comes to see the flawed humanity in everyone, including himself.