Gradually, it faded out of existence and was replaced by myriad minor leagues and associations around the country.

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

Gradually he became convinced that the script was the trouble ...

Gradually the reliance on the masters of the ancient world was augmented by the results of individual observation and experience.

Gradually, the new pharaoh shifted the focus to the god Aten, eventually declaring that Aten was not merely the supreme god, but the only god.

Gradually, as this was found to be insufficient for differentiating between similar nouns, they were inserted in medial positions, e. g., ṣaddīq-righteous ; ṣādōq – Zadok.

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

Gradually, the nature of professional wrestling became an open secret, although American promotions ' events were still often regulated by state athletic commissions through the 1980s, until World Wrestling Federation owner Vince McMahon publicly admitted that wrestling was entertainment, not competition.

Gradually the new type of secular portrait painting appeared, called parsúna ( from " persona " – person ), which was transitional style between abstract iconographics and real paintings.

Gradually Dilbert became more popular, and was published by 100 newspapers in 1991 and 400 by 1994.

Gradually it was substituted by high-rise blocks ( often built quickly and poorly ).

Gradually an industry consensus emerged that the original EJB specification's primary virtue — enabling transactional integrity over distributed applications — was of limited use to most enterprise applications, and the functionality delivered by simpler frameworks like Spring and Hibernate was more useful.

Gradually the official language of Ukrainian provinces under Poland was changed to Polish, while the upper classes in the Russian part of Ukraine used Russian widely.

Gradually Rugby's fame spread it was no longer desirable to have only local boys attending and the nature of the school shifted, and so a new school – Lawrence Sheriff Grammar School – was founded in 1878 to continue Lawrence Sheriff's original intentions ; that school receives a substantial proportion of the endowment income from Lawrence Sheriff's estate every year.

Gradually, judicial independence was established and by the early 19th century Jeremy Bentham wrote:

Gradually, it was rebuilt.

Gradually, after taking up his pastorate, he gained greater and greater influence in his denomination, until he came to be regarded as perhaps the most prominent Congregationalist of his time, and was sometimes popularly referred to as " The Congregational Pope of New England.

Gradually, Prince Carl became the leading candidate, largely because he was descended from independent Norwegian kings.

) Gradually it dawns upon Helen that her husband must have had a whole succession of young lovers, with everyone except herself knowing everything, or at least suspecting a lot, about it, while she herself, only mildly promiscuous during her student days, was never unfaithful to him.

Gradually, as the threat of Seminole Indian attacks was becoming increasingly unlikely, people began to move into the area around the Indian River.

Gradually, they enabled additional companies to enter the market of postal deliveries of mail with a weight up to half a kilogram ; this was done so that they could compete with the governmental mail company allowing the postage rates to drop.

Gradually there was increasing syncreticism between the Sumerian and Akkadian cultures and deities, with the Akkadians typically preferring to worship fewer deities but elevating them to greater positions of power.

Gradually it was realized that the radiation produced by radioactive decay was ionizing radiation, and that even quantities too small to burn posed a severe long-term hazard.

Gradually, the detective interrogates each suspect, examines the scene of the crime and makes a note of each clue, so readers can analyse it and be allowed a fair chance of solving the mystery themselves.

" Gradually and unexpectedly, the song began to be played on the radio, and then be requested.

Gradually the blacklist began to be weakened.

Gradually, the free pronouns shifted from accusative inflection to ergative, since they have come to be perceived by speakers as a special kind of proper name.

Gradually, these " traditional " titles lost some of their content, and the régulos and cabos de terra came to be viewed as an effective part of the colonial state, remunerated for their participation in the collection of taxes, recruitment of the labor force, and agricultural production in the area under their control.

Gradually, separate fiefs came to be ruled by a single family through royal intermarriage.

Gradually, the relationship becomes more complicated, as it seems that Vicky is going to a lot of effort to be with him.

Gradually, various problems were overcome ; " smart " or " enhanced " 911 systems were developed that not only would display the caller's number and address at the dispatch center but also could be configured so that 911 calls were automatically routed to the correct dispatch center, regardless of what central office the caller was served from.

Gradually academies began to specialize on particular topics ( arts, language, sciences ) and began to be founded and funded by the kings and other sovereigns ( few republics had an academy ).

* Gradually it was accepted more, that criticism is a normal process in a democratic society, rather than a sign of inadequacy, or something that should be strictly controlled or repressed.

Gradually or during subsequent firings, the flame or heat source ( e. g. Kanthal heating elements ) can be turned up higher.

Gradually it became clearer in what sense the construction of Hasse-Weil zeta-functions might be made to work to provide valid L-functions, in the analytic sense: there should be some input from analysis, which meant automorphic analysis.

Gradually most of the OS was rewritten to be native, so the OS got faster over time.

Gradually they settled in the village so they could be closer to their land.

Gradually, the term anecdote came to be applied to any short tale utilized to emphasize or illustrate whatever point the author wished to make.

Gradually, they go home, leaving Quincas to be watched by his friends from the slum.

Gradually, in the subsequent years, Khariboli became the basis for the standard Hindi-Urdu, which began to be taught in the schools and used in the government functions.

" He argued that, " Gradually, in the development of Christian thought God was understood to be a broader term.

Gradually, more settlements started to be built around the station.

Gradually, however, Night Court abandoned its initial " real world " setting, and changed to what could best be described as broad, almost slapstick comedy.