Socio-cultural stigma associated with dialects also contributed to the gradual demise of the dialect.

He laments what he views as the gradual demise of the old sports machinery.

It tells about the gradual demise of this folk song from the northern part of the Bangladesh due to poverty.

In Victorian times, Meads became a favoured area for private boarding schools - a tradition which persisted until economic factors brought about their gradual demise.

A decade later, the halls were replaced by the Forum, an underground shopping mall that seemed to point to the city's gradual cultural demise.

He said the gradual demise of China's wolf heritage helps explain how the country was surpassed by the West.

The gradual demise of Latin was accompanied by opportunities to study more native languages.

After the gradual demise of concert party and other forms of variety, mainly due to the rise of cinema, he remained active.

Another new variable is the gradual demise of lifetime employment in Japan.

The gradual demise of many villages in your countries and in mine will ultimately lead to the decline of rural areas in general.