After 1919, the settlements gradually evolved into more permanent communities.
That unironic mission gradually evolved into the Web site.
When Vedic religion gradually evolved into Hinduism between the 6th and 2nd centuries bce, the texts, taken collectively, became the most sacred literature of Hinduism.
The style was pioneered by Australian surfers who donned simple sheepskin mocassins on the beach in between sessions, which gradually evolved into a knee-high bootie.
Its nationalist ideology tinged with populism gradually evolved into "integral" nationalism, which placed national interest and national egoism above everything else.
Conceived when both the church and the empire were supranational and, in principle, universal, it gradually evolved into a system that gave a sacred sanction to national states.
The early kibbutzim in Palestine were actually kevuẓot; these were relatively small collectives that gradually evolved into the larger and more extended collective community known as the kibbutz.
It gradually evolved into various techniques involving both workers and managers to maximize productivity and quality, including close monitoring of staff and excellent customer service.
The original concept pitched its drummer against an antagonistic ventriloquist's dummy, who gradually evolved into a pull-string cowboy doll named Woody, inspired by Western actor Woody Strode.
The sacrament was originally administered as part of baptism, as it still is in Orthodox churches, but gradually evolved into a distinct sacrament.
Like many other emotions, Dr. de Waal said, empathy may have gradually evolved into a more complex response, but at its roots it is simple and shared with other species.
