Gradually Bismarck won over the middle class, reacting to the revolutionary sentiments expressed in 1848 by providing them with the economic opportunities for which the urban middle sectors had been fighting.

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

Gradually the Phillies improved their team, and won the National League East three consecutive times from 1976 to 1978.

Gradually he won for himself a high reputation as a careful and finished actor, and this, combined with the greater fame of his sister, Sarah, led to an engagement at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where he made his first appearance on 30 September 1783 as Hamlet.

Gradually their increasing influence led the de-jure Mughal emperor Farrukh Siyar to grant them dastaks or permits for duty free trade in Bengal in 1717.

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, Louis bends under Lestat's influence and begins feeding from humans.

Gradually its influence on aircraft design became greater.

Gradually, his autocratic style and uncompromising outlook destroyed any real influence among the expatriate community.

Gradually that influence was neglected and certain simplifications, alteration of inherited forms and even creation of original buildings appeared.

Gradually, however, the Spiritualist view prevailed, the theory of a magnetic fluid or magnetic influence suffered euthanasia, and the clairvoyants were left in possession of the field.

Gradually, the sinister influence of the Men in Grey affects the whole city: life becomes sterile, devoid of all things considered time-wasting, like social activities, recreation, art, imagination, or sleeping.

Gradually, European influence on the island increased.

Gradually, Byzantine influence — which was nominal at best — over the Latin cities of the coast faded away, being supplanted by that of Venice by 11th century AD.

Gradually, the rebel influence grows and their ranks swell.

Gradually the influence and authority of Musaylimah increased with the people of his tribe.

Gradually, the rulers of the western part of Indonesia adopted Indian cultural and political models e. g. proof of such Indian influence on Indonesian art in the 5th century, i. e. an Amaravati Buddha statue found in southern Sulawesi and a Sanskrit inscription found east of Jakarta.

Gradually that influence was neglected and certain simplifications and alterations of inherited forms, and even creation of original buildings, appeared.

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 the prime minister became an official function of government leader, taken by the political leader of the largest party.

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

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, the PCE and the PSUC started going in separate directions: PSUC became involved in Iniciativa per Catalunya ( IC ), and gradually ceased functioning as a separate party.

Gradually, however the party became more and more antagonistic toward the Comintern and the Soviet Union.

Gradually the party vanished.

Gradually, rifts emerged in the party over anti-Semitic views, and the faction opposed to anti-Semitism was victorious.

Gradually, Flyg and his party developed a pro-Nazi position.

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, 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.