Gradually, Lina learns that Johnnie has continued to gamble on the horses, despite his promise to quit, and that he has sold family heirloom chairs given to them as a wedding present to help pay for things.

Gradually, the infant learns that certain involuntary, reflexive movements can result in pleasurable sensory experiences, and will attempt to repeat the motions voluntarily in order to experience the pleasurable sensation.

Gradually John Lang learns that his tacit mission as American consul is to do whatever is necessary to increase American trade opportunities in Islandia.

Gradually, she learns to use it to allow her to fly, to heal others, to repair things, and in a handful of other ways.

Gradually he learns tricks of the trade and increases the gang's earnings and profits.

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

Gradually, it developed into a more general conflict involving most of the great powers of the time.

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 they infect more and more important people, especially the members of exclusive clubs frequented by politicians.

Gradually, commercialism has made him look more and more like the American Santa Claus, but the Swedish jultomte, the Norwegian julenisse, the Danish julemand and the Finnish joulupukki ( in Finland he is still called the Yule Goat, although his animal features have disappeared ) still has features and traditions that are rooted in the local culture.

Gradually it introduced its own direct dialup access network in many countries, a more economical solution.

Gradually Irkutsk gained more meaning as the main transportation and trade center of Eastern Siberia, it became a center of trade routes from Kamchatka, Chukotka to Yakutia, Mongolia, and China.

Gradually, Canada gained more autonomy, and in 1931, obtained almost full autonomy within the British Commonwealth with the Statute of Westminster.

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

Gradually more and more retired military saw the benefits of living in this small town, and population began to grow and stabilize.

Gradually, farming techniques grew more and more in the area, until by the late 1960s almost 50 percent of the township was in farm lands.

Gradually the town grew in population as more people from the Dallas-Fort Worth area discovered its rural charm.

Gradually the circulation began to rise and CU produced more colour through the magazine.

Gradually MSNBC began to put more emphasis on politics The Project for Excellence in Journalism found in 2007 after a seven year survey of cable channels that " MSNBC is moving to make politics a brand, with a large dose of opinion and personality.

Gradually developing a more expressionist technique he travelled widely through the Middle East and Europe.

Gradually, the Sun began to feature Page Three girls in more overtly topless poses, with their nipples clearly visible.

Gradually, Israeli society became more pluralistic, and the ' melting pot ' declined over the years.

Gradually, however, it found more favor ; Hebrew school classes were confirmed together, and confirmation gradually became a solemn and celebration at the synagogue.

Gradually, the training ideas were passed on to others who came to learn and the number of practitioners expanded slowly, but as the practising became more like a dicipline than a pasttime, many people would leave the group.

Gradually, more and more work involving currency and government obligations, including engraving and printing, devolved to the Treasury.

Gradually Schiele evolved a somber style of his own -- and he had few inhibitions about his subject matter.

Gradually, women began to author their own thoughts and literary works about lesbian relationships.

Gradually the land rebounded from the release of the weight of about 6, 500 feet ( 2, 000 m ) of ice that had been stacked on it.

Gradually the trail became easier with the average trip ( as recorded in numerous diaries ) dropping from about 160 days in 1849 to 140 days 10 years later.

Gradually, however, the word also came to denote general wisdom and especially wisdom about human affairs ( for example, in politics, ethics, or household management ).

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

Gradually, however, the French onslaught had brought about a change in the column's formation.

Gradually, the issuance of precious metal coins became increasingly restricted, and definitively abandoned about 1970.

Gradually, there evolved the following legend about Ivan's life and death.

Gradually more officers and men arrived, numbering about 60 and he held the post for 36 hours beating off counter-attacks, until his force was reduced to 10 men.

Gradually, from the mid 1990s to about 2002, KDAF began focusing more on first run talk shows, reality shows, court shows, moving away from older shows.

Gradually, it grew to about 150 members in 1990 when Pastor Prince was appointed as the senior pastor of the church.

" Gradually he developed this into his song by using all the jokes he had heard about this landmark fishing dyke.

Gradually he obtained a knowledge of French, German and Italian.

Gradually she moved further into the continent, recording in German, French, Italian and Spanish, and establishing herself as a multi-lingual performer.

Gradually the Left Fractions adopted positions drawn from German Left Communism.

Gradually, VOX gained a foothold in the German television landscape.