Sentence examples for but they were gradually from inspiring English sources
The ethnic minorities resisted violently, but they were gradually assimilated or pushed farther south and west during the early Qing.
The earliest music boxes were small enough to be enclosed in a pocket watch, but they were gradually built in larger sizes and housed in rectangular wooden boxes.
In the early years of independence Georgia's armed forces were divided, but they were gradually becoming unified by the mid-1990s.
The pair began the bike stage with a healthy lead but they were gradually reeled in, meaning a large group began the run together.
The game began with a flurry of boundaries from Hampshire openers Michael Carberry (35) and James Vince (18) but they were gradually pegged back, Warwickshire spinners Jeetan Patel and Ian Blackwell bowling a full complement of eight overs each.
In Figure 7A, the γH2AX signals were similar in low concentrations (1 10 μg/ml) of GSE but they were gradually increased in high concentrations of GSE.
In other words, the staff are working as well as ever, but they are gradually being overwhelmed by factors beyond their control.
Getting those laws in place has proved a time-consuming and difficult process, but they are gradually getting on to the statute books.
NiMH batteries show stability and tolerance to limited abuses, but they are gradually being replaced with Li-ion ones in EV applications, because of the lower self-discharge rate and the better performance of the latter [10].
During the post-failure stage, the newly formed rough joint surfaces, the shearing sliding and the resultant gouge rotation together cause some joint asperities are not completely sheared at once and the gouges are not completed grinded at once but they are gradually sheared or grinded, which is why there are more fluctuations during the post-peak stage of the force-shear displacement curve.
For artists in Arte Moris, dialects are important but they are gradually being forgotten and are now only used in districts.
