Sentence examples for gradually consolidating from inspiring English sources

War or revolution struck Orwell as a false choice, however, and in "Homage to Catalonia" he dismissed it as a pretext under cover of which the Communists were gradually consolidating power.

No independent analyst suspects Messrs Hashemi or Mutlaq of involvement in the dozen bombings on December 22nd, which had the hallmark of al-Qaeda, ever eager to exploit sectarian divisions.Mr Maliki has been gradually consolidating his position and that of Iraq's new Shia-led establishment since he became prime minister.

Once many more in number, they are gradually consolidating or being bought out.

Air Methods went public in 1991 in a reverse merger with Cell Technology, a biotech shell, and has been gradually consolidating its industry.

Apart from the fact that Google has a track record for closing down apps after buying them — Wavii, Meebo, Jaiku, Slide, and Aardvark are but a few examples — the company has been gradually consolidating more features in fewer products.

While Clinton has been gradually consolidating her support among the Democrats, Trump continues to lose roughly 15percentt of Republicans to Clinton, Johnson and Stein.

President Imomali Rahmonov has gradually consolidated power in his hands.

Kurdish troops gradually consolidated their hold on the areas of northern Syria along the Turkish border and by early 2016 had drawn within striking distance of Al-Raqqah.

The two Britannica companies, subsidiaries of Encyclopaedia Britannica Holding, said they would gradually consolidate operations under Mr. Yeshua's leadership "to pursue a strategy that better integrates Britannica products in various markets and media".

But he says that it is better "for farmers to gradually consolidate over generations … You can't shock the system and leapfrog it into plantations because you will end up with massive unemployment".

At Akbar's accession his rule extended over little more than the Punjab and the area around Delhi, but, under the guidance of his chief minister, Bayram Khan, his authority was gradually consolidated and extended.