Dwight D. Eisenhower argued that a "gently expanding" government was part of a civilized society.
Dwight Eisenhower believed in containing communism abroad, not rolling it back; and in gently expanding government at home, not shrinking it.
Without it, galaxies would not survive and the universe would not be gently expanding, as witnessed by astronomers.
The challenge here is to come up with a way of gently expanding that network, something that clubs, ice cream socials and schools have done for generations.
He said: "We do not expect significant change to the customary double digit growth guidance on gently expanding margins from Serco at its prelims on Friday.
The longer I use it, the more regularly it inspires the same sense of promise I felt when I used the first iPhone — a sense this machine is opening up a vast new realm in personal computing, and gently expanding the role that computers will play in our future.
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Resorbable collagen membrane (Biomend, Zimmer Inc, CA, USA) was used to cover the exposed surface of the scaffold and soft tissue was gently expanded and sutured to secure proper wound closure using resorbable suture material (Vicryl Rapide 5; Ethicon Inc., Somerville, NY).
Allow it to expand and contract gently until it is a size that feels right to you.
Air is gently pumped into the body, making it contract and expand slightly, as if laboring to breathe.
