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 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 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 its influence on aircraft design became greater.

Gradually, dissatisfaction among the Muslim population with its lack of political and economic status fueled calls for greater political autonomy, and eventually independence, from France.

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 it became clear that blunter tools can work to greater advantage in large spaces with comparatively larger audiences.

Gradually, its de facto powers became even greater than those of the Cheka.

Gradually perpetual masses for the dead were delegated to one altar and one secular priest within a greater church.

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 he gave greater attention to this more congenial work, and finally ceased working as an engineer to become the director of the journal Les Gens du monde.

Gradually love of a single sexual object becomes diffused and distributed towards all of one ’ s culture and humanity in the form of a diluted ‘ aim-inhibited affection ’.

Gradually the ' ma ' between each hit becomes shorter and shorter, until the drummer is playing a rapid roll of hits.

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, farming techniques grew more and more in the area, until by the late 1960s almost 50 percent of the township was in farm lands.

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 there is a buildup of osmotic concentration, until 1200 mOsm is reached at the loop tip, but the difference across the membrane is kept small and constant.

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, the bi-oriented chromosome is pulled towards the center of the cell until microtubule tension is balanced on both sides of the centromere ; the congressed chromosome then oscillates at the metaphase plate until anaphase onset releases cohesion of the sister chromatids.

Gradually, the Roman Liturgy took on more and more Latin until, generally, only a few words of Hebrew and Greek remained.

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, products become more effective and cheaper until they are highly effective and almost free to purchase.

Gradually the program expanded with a third night in 1994 and a fourth night in 1997 until it aired for five nights a week in mid-1999 and 2000.

Gradually the subtitles became main titles ( whereas the PPV was not named In Your House: Fully Loaded but Fully Loaded: In Your House ), until regular named shows such as No Way Out, Backlash, and Judgment Day took over.

Gradually, though, the lines changed, until he settled upon a verse from Jeremiah-the one he would quote on the inner sleeve of the Saved album: ' Behold, the days come, sayeth the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah ' ( Jeremiah 31: 31 ).

Gradually he broadened his district of clients until Queen Victoria learned of his reputation.

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 more officers and men arrived, numbering about 60 and he held the post for 36 hours beating off counter-attacks, until his force was reduced to 10 men.

Gradually, he earned back his playing time and both alternated every game for almost 3 months until Khabibulin went down with a groin injury in early February.

Gradually he extended his holdings until they reached out into Queensland and New South Wales.

Gradually, hand cannon became obsolete, although it found use in some locales up until the 20th century.

Gradually, the billboards had bits of the lady added to the picture, until on 30 November 2005 the " mystery lady " was revealed as Najwa Karam.

Gradually the ovipositor was driven farther into the log, a slight side-to-side motion of the body being perceptible, until finally it was buried almost to its full length.

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

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, the center of population for the metro area moved south, and by the Second World War the area today comprising Crown Center had become dilapidated.

Gradually he withdrew from the shop altogether, and for the past thirty years, he has worked independently as a painter, except for his continued hunting and fishing expeditions.

Gradually, commercialism has made him look more and more like the American Santa Claus, but the Swedish jultomte, the Norwegian julenisse, the Danish julemand and the Finnish joulupukki ( in Finland he is still called the Yule Goat, although his animal features have disappeared ) still has features and traditions that are rooted in the local culture.

Gradually, Lina learns that Johnnie has continued to gamble on the horses, despite his promise to quit, and that he has sold family heirloom chairs given to them as a wedding present to help pay for things.

Gradually, however, the term " ideology " has dropped some of its pejorative sting, and has become a neutral term in the analysis of differing political opinions and views of social groups.

Gradually sloping from a high of above sea level on Main Street immediately adjacent to False River to a low of along Portage Canal in the north, the city lies on a Mississippi River flood-plain but has never flooded to any great extent since 1912.

Gradually over a period of many years he has explained the failure of his ideas in becoming universally accepted by the elaboration of psychotic thinking.

Gradually affluent residents are moving back into the district which has been comparatively poor since the Great War.

Gradually, the kaleidoscopic style that once characterized his films has slowly blanched away.

Gradually, Reggie, in Joey's body, gets to know the latter's daily practice, which he finds horrifying: He has been put on a strict diet consisting mainly of dried prunes — but now he has the appetite of a 12 year-old!

Gradually the Beaupre family has moved down to New England, in the United States.

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

Gradually, agriculture returned to the area, although the region has been affected by the collapses in the wine, orange and potato crises during the 19-20th century.

Gradually, over the course of the movie, first Jesse's mother and then Lama Norbu tell the life story of Prince Siddhartha, reading from a book that Lama Norbu has given to Jesse.

Gradually, as Windows has become larger and better factored, Windows USER has cooperated with other components to provide this functionality:

Gradually from military settlement Troitsk has turned to a trading city with well-developed processing industry.

Gradually, new towns has been created.

Gradually going mad from the virus, Artie has sex with his suddenly deranged daughter Kathy, as he believes her to be his late wife.

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, 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.