Gradually, members of these organizations grew bolder.

Gradually, all the members of both gangs assemble on either side of Tony's body, showing that the feud is over.

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

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

Gradually, these same conditions also eliminated in most cases the members of the train crew under the conductor's supervision: head and rear brakemen, flagmen, and others.

Gradually, those members of the SSL who had not been associated with the IMG drifted out, and the SSL was reabsorbed into the Trotskyist Fourth International.

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 over the next decades, members of the Club purchased land surrounding the original location to the perimeter of the basin in which it resides.

Gradually, the maximum number of members was raised, and the limit was eventually abolished.

Gradually the Sector7seven project also fell into decline, the members losing interest due to other aspects of their life.

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

Gradually losing altitude, he at last reached the English coast, whereupon he ordered all members of the crew to bail out as he knew they would all safely make land.

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 the other band members acknowledged his potential as a songwriter.

Gradually, Tripalo rose to enough prominence to join second generation of top Communist officials in Yugoslavia.

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, Kirk began to rise through Labour's internal hierarchy, becoming vice-president of the Party in 1963 and president in 1964.

Gradually, as the Labour Party withdrew from " Rogernomics ", the Alliance ( led by Anderton ) reduced its hostility towards Labour, but it was not until shortly before the 1999 election that a formal understanding was reached regarding a possible left-wing coalition.

Gradually, however, the relationship between New Zealand First and the National Party deteriorated.

Gradually, this increased co-operation caused the ULP Remnant and the SDP to conclude that full unification was not impossible, and in 1916, the two finally came together ( along with various independents ) to form the Labour Party, which still survives today.

Gradually, however, Coates distanced himself from the Liberal Party — primarily because of his strong belief in freehold for farmers, which the Liberals generally opposed.

Gradually he got closer to the positions of the Albanian Party of Labour.

Gradually, the fortunes of United Party waned in 1992 and 1997 Elections.

Gradually, however, the relationship between the two parties declined, and Peters took his party out of the coalition.

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, the Japanese gained the upper hand.

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, however, the FLN gained control in certain sectors of the Aurès, the Kabylie, and other mountainous areas around Constantine and south of Algiers and Oran.

Gradually, and with Allied support, Venizelos gained control of half the country-significantly, most of the " New Lands " won during the Balkan Wars.

Gradually navel exposure gained a permanent role in modern Indian fashion.

Gradually, the Dutch gained political control and ended the power of the local kings.

Gradually the Greek bands gained the upper hand, but the conflict was ended by the Young Turks revolution in 1908.

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

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

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, French control was established over much of Northern, Western, and Central Africa by the turn of the century ( including the modern nations of Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo ), and the east African coastal enclave of Djibouti ( French Somaliland ).

Gradually gaining control of the story, Fakir transforms it into a positive, inspirational tale of how a little duck, no matter how badly she was injured by the ravens, continued to dance because of her unwavering hope.

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

Gradually they spread eastward, annexing territories then under the control of the Eastern Mongols, and hoping to reestablish a unified nomadic rule under their banner.

Gradually the Aghlabids lost control of the Arab forces in Sicily and a new dynasty, the Kalbids, emerged there.

Gradually, their jobs grew more technical as positions were created for weather forecasters, parachute riggers, radio operators and repair specialists, sheet metal workers, bombsight maintenance specialists, control tower operators, and cryptographers.