Gradually the harbour silted up in the last part of the 17th century, leaving the town stranded and useless as a port.

Gradually others will move up to the same level

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 forced to give up secular power, the popes focused on spiritual issues.

Gradually they open up to each other and reveal their inner secrets ( for example, Allison is a compulsive liar, Bender comes from an abusive household and Brian and Claire are ashamed of their virginity ).

Gradually the two grow closer, and after Luc searches the bag and comes up empty, he agrees that he will help Kate.

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, 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 the event was taken over by local residents, who dressed up as Gypsies and formed ' tribes '.

Gradually, both the market and the surrounding area fell into disrepute, as taverns, theatres, coffee-houses and brothels opened up ; the gentry moved away, and rakes, wits and playwrights moved in.

Gradually, her ploys help him to cheer up, and he eventually realizes that Faye likes him and arranges a date at the restaurant " California " ( an actual place in Lan Kwai Fong at the time ).

Gradually or during subsequent firings, the flame or heat source ( e. g. Kanthal heating elements ) can be turned up higher.

Gradually we tried to stir up some interest around Remus to attempt a one-day event and test the waters.

Gradually, women set up cooperatives to guard local forests, and also organized fodder production at rates conducive to local environment.

Gradually, he was picked up by Panampilly Govinda Menon as his most favourite follower.

Gradually, layers of deposited sediment build up on the reef surface ( Hopley 1981, Gorlay 1998 ).

Gradually, several projects have sprung up within the movement: the school ' Abba ', the ' Economy of Communion ' ( which is linked more than 800 companies ), evangelism within small cities, social work, and publishing magazines.

Gradually, a relationship unfolds and they end up going on a date.

Gradually, as some people wearied of Muldoon's style, Rowling's more reserved manner was held up as an asset rather than a weakness, and Labour began to gain a certain amount of traction again.

Gradually a large pile of shells, mainly limpets, built up into a large midden.

Gradually as the Spanish power waned and economic progress caught up in the area, the pueblo disintegrated into many pueblos until it remained to comprise only the towns of Peñaranda, General Tinio and San Leonardo ( formerly called Manikling ) all of Nueva Ecija province.

Gradually Prost closed up on Hill, narrowing the gap to 3 seconds after the mid-race stops.

Gradually Prost closed up on Hill, narrowing the gap to 3 seconds after the mid-race stops.

Gradually, in the natural process of growing up, he was married and was blessed with children.

Gradually, Wise and Morecambe formed a close friendship, and, in 1941, they began their comedy double act, which was to last until Morecambe's death in 1984.

) Gradually existing slaves were also freed, and the last slave was recorded in the state in 1847.

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 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, Patty realizes that the Rapture, an event some interpret from the Bible, has happened and she and everyone else left behind are entering into the Great Tribulation, the last days of Earth, dominated by the Antichrist.

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

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 through the 19th century the town and surroundings regained some steady growth.

Gradually, through the generosity of benefactors and hard work of volunteers, one room at a time in the main house was stabilized.

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

Gradually he made contacts in the East with other young composers, and partly through Aaron Copland's recommendation he was able to spend 1926-29 in Paris, as one of the many young Americans who received their final musical grooming in the masterclasses of Nadia Boulanger.

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

Gradually growing in size and scope through the first half of the 20th century, Rider began its move to a more spacious, suburban campus in 1959, when the first offices and classes moved to a 280-acre tract of land on Route 206 in Lawrence Township, N. J. in the minutes of the Board of Trustees ’ meeting from November 15, 1961.

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

Gradually the therapist would hope to engage the patient after becoming " safe " through lack of coercion.

Gradually, Gates rises through the academic ranks to achieve a professorial chair, becoming most respected as the rediscoverer and champion of Castle's work.

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 the material works its way down through the dryer in this manner, and exits the bottom of the dryer with the assistance of fans.

Gradually from September through November 1997, the station would gradually return to playing hot adult contemporary and then adult contemporary music.

Gradually, however, the Union troops were compelled to give way, retreating west through Independence toward Westport.

Gradually, however, his views changed, through the hostile attitude of the emperor.

Gradually, he began to accumulate his wealth through hard work and perseverance.

" Gradually, through lack of income and attention, the hotel's glitter began to tarnish.

Gradually, many moved from farm labor into production through truck farming and usually filled the niche market for perishable crops.

Gradually, both learn to fit in through their own abilities.

Gradually, they are presented to the " interrogation ", which is supported by the doctor through various tortures and treacherous.

Gradually her tears transformed themselves into a river of crystal clear water that ran through the entire valley and out to sea.

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.