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, he realized that the pentagon of Angel elders had vanished, and that the ritual learning dance of the nursery had been broken up.

Gradually, David Gamkrelidze and his friends realized that the ruling party did not actually care for their professionalism and commitment to the matters of national importance.

Gradually, television producers realized that there was an adult audience as well as a young audience for science fiction.

Gradually he realized that he would have to follow the Buddha's example and take the wilderness itself as his teacher.

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

Gradually, as tennis shirts became more popular and were produced more widely, their use transcended tennis and was adopted for golf, polo, other sports, and everyday life.

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

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

Gradually his views on Gaullist foreign policies were shared by the other EEC members and they joined Luns in his objections.

Gradually however, the civil functionaries assumed greater power, and by the late 10th century, the praitores ( or krites, " judges ") were placed at the head of the civil administration of a thema.

Gradually her piloting skills and professionalism grew, as acknowledged by experienced professional pilots who flew with her.

Gradually, retail stores and shops started to fill the gaps between these inns to take advantage of the passing trade brought by this important route into and out of the city.

Gradually buried by the activity of the city, the stratigraphic study of the site shows that by the Late Period it is already in ruins and is soon covered by new buildings.

Gradually, the town moved toward the railroad on land donated by Charles S. Young and Dr. John B. Holloway.

Gradually, Friday's deadpan, fast-talking persona emerged, described by John Dunning as " a cop's cop, tough but not hard, conservative but caring.

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, additional people settled in the area, and by the end of the 1880s, a small number of logging, farming and boat-building communities were established.