The phrase "a gradual easing of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a slow or progressive reduction in something, such as restrictions, tensions, or conditions.
Example: "The government announced a gradual easing of travel restrictions as the pandemic situation improved."
Alternatives: "a slow reduction of" or "a progressive relaxation of".
The new advice is part of a gradual easing of concerns over swine flu.
It was American trade officials who, in 1990, bullied the Japanese government into a gradual easing of the old restrictions on big retailers.
Myanmar, which has benefited from a gradual easing of sanctions imposed by the US and the European Union, saw the biggest improvement moving up 14 places.
In recent months, trade groups representing hundreds of airports and dozens of airlines have quietly stepped up the pressure on the European Commission to abandon its plan for a gradual easing of restrictions.
Few concessions would be irreversible, while a gradual easing of sanctions as a reward for its apparent reasonableness could lead to a fracturing of support for international sanctions that have been so painstakingly constructed.
A little below the surface, of course, there are differences, from the less conspicuous presence of the gasht-e-ershad, the morality police, to a gradual easing of some social restrictions.
[PDF] Donor Update - 8 July 2005 Since February, there has been a gradual easing on restrictions and a reduction of violence in the West Bank and Gaza.
I experienced those hours as a gradual easing into my own body, a feeling that for me at 16 was as rare as a summer breeze in Houston.
Putin also promised the gradual easing of sanctions, the resumption of charter flights, and possibly the lifting of visas, imposed for Turkish citizens after the incident.
Mister Cee's acknowledgment that he is grappling with his sexual identity comes amid the gradual easing of hip-hop's internalized homophobia.
Thousands more American vacationers are soon likely to follow in the footsteps of the first family as the gradual easing of travel restrictions is expected to allow up to 110 new flights a day between the US and Cuba.
