Sentence examples for was gradually closed from inspiring English sources

For Jenkins, the inside track was gradually closed off.

During the thirty-two months that the Islamic State ruled the city, the university campus, on tree-lined grounds near the Tigris River, was gradually closed down and then torched.

Rudisha made no attempt to stick on the heels of pacemaker Sammy Tangui on the opening lap and when his fellow Kenyan dropped out he was gradually closed down by Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia.

La Albufera is the biggest lake in the Iberian Peninsula originating from an ancient marine gulf that was gradually closed by littoral sandy strips.

This was observed in the case of Aker, which merged with Oslo University Hospitals Akerr was gradually closed down as 2013 approached.

Recent figures from market research firm TNS showed the gap between the two firms was gradually closing: Sainsbury had a 16.2% market share in the 12 weeks to February 26, compared to Asda's 16.6%.

Aided by an easterly wind, the fleet was gradually closing on the north-south shore near Île-aux-Oeufs.

The mines were gradually closed after World War II.

The cystic cavity is gradually closed, both by relieving the pressure within it and by regular washing through the drain.

Fluorescence distribution area continues to shrink 12 h after drug treatment, which indicates that microporous channels are gradually closed when the wound heals (Fig. 4c).

As the pre-extraction area is full of the original coal mass that has not been induced by mining, fractures are gradually closed under in situ stress and, as a result, gas flow is hampered.