She could see beyond the snapshots, and feel the gradual destruction of little Herman's personality as his mother became ever more dominant, ever more demanding.

I've had to watch the gradual destruction of my business without being able to take any action to oppose or escape it.

In a nonfree society, no pursuit of any interests is possible to anyone; nothing is possible but gradual and general destruction.

Corrosion is the gradual destruction of materials, (usually metals), by chemical reaction with its environment.

It can rapidly become fixed with underlying periosteum and cause gradual destruction of jaw bone.

Indirectly, took education as a tool for gradual destruction of Hinduism and replace it with Christian religion.

The self pride he showed in the first two books is shown to be the very cause of his gradual destruction and inner hell.

There has been gradual destruction of gopeshwar hill by stone cutter.

Today, however, we are seeing an impoverishment of biological diversity in the marine environment and the gradual destruction of habitats and ecosystems.

Their report confirmed that progress has been made, including, where ballistic weapons are concerned, the gradual destruction of Al-Samoud missiles and others.