That lead was steadily extended until it reached 26 points at the end of the third period.
Matching America One, he slowly, steadily extended his lead, which was a solid 30 seconds at the course's halfway point.
While Rajeev was at law school, he raised funds, and over the years the villagers steadily extended the project, until it served seven small communities.
They dominated Auburn, last season's national champion, in every phase, never trailing and steadily extending their lead with each quarter.
By diplomacy, treachery, and warfare he steadily extended his authority, with the immediate goal of securing control of Damascus a goal he never achieved.
The EU first imposed sanctions against Belarus in 2004, steadily extending them to more individuals and organisations following a series of flawed elections that returned Lukashenko and his parliamentary supporters to power in successive landslides.
In the late 1980s, Coronation Street was on screens just two nights a week but, like its main rivals Emmerdale and EastEnders, over the decades, it has been steadily extended.
Meanwhile, however, Ardashīr the Sāsānian, who had begun his rule as petty king in the province of Persis in 208, had been steadily extending his domains and winning Iranian allies against Parthian overlordship.
San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron is steadily extending its Asia Pacific footprint.
Despite ever higher numbers of foreign troops, the Taliban have steadily extended their influence, rendering vast tracts of Afghanistan insecure, and violence in the country has returned to levels not seen since 2001.
