"Ketchup" has gradually taken over from "catsup," a British spelling.
Mr Prada notes that the European regulators have gradually taken on a more serious role.
But after his fall Basra was gradually taken over by ferocious Islamist militias.
These changes have "gradually taken away a major element of cyclicality," in the economy, Mr. DiClemente said.
MTV found a sideline in reality television, which has gradually taken over its schedule, particularly in America.
They gained financial self-sufficiency by bearing children with fathers who have gradually taken on a child-rearing role.
Sanders has gradually taken a less keen interest in foreign policy; his politics have become more parochial, focused on the needs of everyday Americans.
Vioxx has gradually taken market share from another new arthritis pill, Celebrex, which was introduced last year by Monsanto and Pfizer Inc.
"Jeremy is an expression of the management culture that has gradually taken over Whitehall since the 80s," says a former Brown adviser.
But it mostly fizzled, and the terms of the 1996 law were gradually taken for granted even by would-be reformers.
All 48 of Japan's working reactors were gradually taken offline in the wake of the March 2011 disaster at Fukushima Daiichi.
