Sentence examples for over gradual from inspiring English sources

"My criterion of success is that we can hand over gradual responsibility for security to the Afghans themselves," he said.

The fact is that in both Poland and Russia Sachs favored large-scale social engineering over gradual change and institution-building.

From 1933 to 1973, Nadir Shah's son, Zahir Shah, presided over gradual social progress.

Howard promptly resigned as party leader, and David Cameron presided over the gradual ascent of the Conservatives over the next five years.

As we pointed out in this weekend's MLS analysis, prior to his departure he had presided over a gradual slump in the team's fortunes, not just this year, but over the last five seasons.

In the best case, a "nice" strongman will emerge from the Iraqi Army to preside over a gradual transition to democracy, with America receding into a supporting role.

Roger Borsa was a weak ruler who, in spite of the support of the pope and of Count Roger, presided over the gradual disintegration of the duchy of Apulia.

Some will argue the former had outstayed his welcome and was in effect sidelined some time ago but he did preside over a gradual improvement in the relationship between the clubs and the RFU.

And Milk never blunted his appeals to gays, favouring eye-catching, in-your-face activism and spirited engagement over the gradual, assimilationist approach encouraged by moderate gay activists and straight liberal politicians.

It was Dufourny's great friend and fellow architect Giuseppe Marvuglia who was to preside over the gradual decline of Sicilian Baroque.

However, there were problems between Thrale and Johnson, along with "his defenders" during his life and in criticism since then, over their "gradual estrangement" from each other after the death of her husband.