Gradually, Elizabeth became an unwelcome presence among the male students who in 1861, presented a memorial to the school against her admittance as a fellow student.

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

Gradually, and by dint of infinite patience and concentration, the young peasant became master of many languages, and began the scientific study of their structure.

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

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, the network moved its operations to St. Paul, and KSJN became the flagship station.

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

Gradually Darul Uloom Deoband became the second largest focal point of Islamic teachings and research after the Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Gradually they intermarried with their English neighbors, and through the 18th and 19th century, descendants of the French migrated west into the Piedmont, and across the Appalachian Mountains into the West of what became Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and other states.

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, it became the dominant religion of Cambodia, displacing both Mahayana Buddhism and Shaivism.

Gradually the village became absorbed into the seamless expansion of London.

Gradually, thatch became a mark of poverty and the number of thatched properties gradually declined, as did the number of professional thatchers.

Gradually, Robinson became well known in the increasingly popular BDSM online chat rooms.

Gradually Heiligendamm evolved, once just an appendage of Doberan's, into an independent resort, and around Doberan it became quiet again.

Gradually, the village of Menuls-lès-Saint-Cloud became known as Boulogne-la-Petite, and later as Boulogne-sur-Seine.

It used simple language and took as its subjects ordinary events and people. Gradually, as the years went by, Abercrombie and Gibson became nonexistent, Abercrombie died in 1938 while Gibson lived on until 1962.

Gradually, these districts became separate territories ( such as Yukon ), separate provinces ( such as Alberta and Saskatchewan ) or were absorbed into other provinces.

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, Seddon became known along the West Coast as an advocate for miners ' rights and interests, and he was frequently consulted over various political issues.

Gradually, mixed farming and market gardens became the dominant form of agriulture, and in the early twentieth century the area was declared the Garden of Canada.

Gradually his anti-Communist views became outdated but he stubbornly refused to modify them in the face of developments like Richard Nixon's détente with China and Russia in the early 1970s.

Gradually, the exterior brickwork became covered with various marbles and carvings, some much older than the building itself ( see Four Tetrarchs, below ).

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

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, however, many forgot what such statues were for and began to worship them, along with many other idols.

Gradually the nomads forced their way back into Gansu and the northern part of what is now China's Xinjiang.

Gradually winning back King Matthias's favour, he married Ilona Szilágyi of Wallachia, a sister or cousin of the king ( sources vary and disagree on what her relation was ), and in the years before his final release in 1474, had her as a companion in his captivity.

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

Gradually, the sentiment of the people turned against Handsome Lake for what they considered an overzealous pursuit of witches.

Gradually, however, it acquired a character of its own, and to its credit it still boasts ( among many other advantages ) what is arguably the best example of Cesar Castellani's architecture extant, namely, the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.

Gradually acquiring a larger fan base, they finally scored a # 1 album, with what has been by far their most successful to date.

Gradually, from the 1960s, 1970s and through into the 1980s, the cultural influences of the Merry Pranksters, the freak scene, the New Age movement and the Convoy idea seem to have coalesced into what became New age travellers.

Gradually phasing in artists like Amos Milburn, Chuck Berry, and Fats Domino in the early 1950s to supplement the big-band artists of the era such as Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller, the WLAC announcers presided over the development of what became " rhythm-and-blues " music.

Gradually, he became the representative of the " rebel " group that rebelled against the poetry of Bialik and his generation, expressing a particular aversion to what was seen as their characteristic clichés.

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, more colleges were created, until what is currently the heart of the university was established.

Gradually through the dialogues, Agnes begins to see Sister Angelica ’ s viewpoint and embraces her doctrines, she is freed from the sense of prejudice that she starts out with at the beginning of the book.

Gradually, post-war construction of the highway network and the growth of metropolitan Richmond brought subdivision residential development.

Gradually it dawns upon the three that they might be the only survivors in the area, maybe in the world.

Gradually, he becomes less of the stereotypical beatnik and more a free soul who " does his own thing ," as he might say — including collecting tinfoil or petrified frogs, seeing the old Endicott Building get torn down and watching the movie The Monster That Devoured Cleveland.