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Federal regulators, badly behind schedule for enforcing the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory overhaul, are now gradually stepping up their rule-writing efforts.

And Iran remains a conundrum, with Mr Obama still committed to offering negotiations over nuclear matters, while gradually stepping up criticism of the regime's violent handling of opposition protests.

But the Taliban in Marja have still not been subdued, so officials decided to concentrate first on bringing economic development to some districts around Kandahar city, then on gradually stepping up military operations.

He has been training in his homeland, gradually stepping up his rehabilitation, in the hope that he might play some part in the game at Bolton Wanderers on 17 January.

"You might think that a 4-0 magainstgaItalyItaly means it was easy - but we have been gradually stepping up as the tournament went along.

Even non-claimant states such as Indonesia and Singapore have become increasingly vocal with their anxieties over the trajectory of the maritime disputes in the area, and are now gradually stepping up their security ties with the United States.

"China will gradually step up its use of U.A.V.'s in this area".

She has to have started off more slowly during her toddler years and gradually stepped up the pace.

After that, the ministry officials said, the police will gradually step up the use of nonlethal tactics, including tear gas and water cannons.

But elsewhere NATO will gradually step up operations, quietly increasing the number of soldiers and (they hope) improving the quality of local government.

Was gradually stepped up in distance last year and came within a neck of winning a Group One at the first attempt when tried at the Gold Cup distance at Longchamp in October, staying on strongly.