Over this initial period of twenty years a gradual adjustment of life took place to meet the altered climate.

And he is not blaming someone else for his own gradual adjustment.

The goal is to achieve a favorable balance between analgesia and side effects through gradual adjustment of the dose.

Friends say Mr. Kennedy has undergone a gradual adjustment to his priorities through the Bush years.

It would be easy to take Sprewell's performance and turn into a referendum on his gradual adjustment in New York.

Was the collapse of the Roman empire in the west a series of gradual adjustments or a catastrophic event that brought violent change?

Evolution viewed from the start of life on earth looks like a series of explosions in diversity followed by gradual adjustments.

Insider trading on undisclosed information causes a more gradual adjustment in share prices than if the information is made public (Manne, 1966, p.87).

However, as with the initial diagnosis, this distress is often followed by a gradual adjustment over a period of weeks.

Its report advocated a move towards a more open economy, with gradual structural adjustment of Australia's manufacturing sector.