"The phones are ringing steadily," said Matt Williams, a team spokesman.
We always expect everyday change to happen slowly and steadily, says Gladwell.
"It's creeping up slowly and steadily," said Douglas J. Bowen, president of the New Jersey Association of Railroad Passengers, an advocacy group.
At SUNY-Stony Brook, the number of E-courses is growing steadily, said Rob Kelly, associate chairman of the computer science department.
Meanwhile, though, Henredon's sales abroad have been increasing steadily, said David Parker, its vice president for international sales.
'They feather up nicely because they grow steadily,' says Colin Davey, the farmer here and a poultry stockman for 21 years.
"The effect of violence and insecurity in Iraq and Yemen is clear, as educational achievements for children have fallen steadily," says the report.
Even if fertility continues to fall steadily, says Ms Madsen, the number of children will grow by 5m over the next 15 years, or over 30%.
And hotel occupancy rates are moving up steadily, said Jan Freitag, senior vice president for global development at Smith Travel Research, which tracks the hotel industry.
"We have close to $70 million in invested funds, and our endowment is growing steadily," said Jack Bierwirth, formerly chief operating officer of Grumman and now an Adelphi trustee.
