The nice thing about nests is that they are built quietly.

But he might well have used Iowa, which has spent the last few years quietly building just such a communications network.

The film has been quietly building a following and received glowing reviews around the country over the last year.

Meanwhile, this grass-roots movement has been quietly building the real thing, from the ground up.

The fashion-doll competition has been quietly building for several years.

The Organization had for many years been quietly building a research center on Mars.

Analysts and activists say the Democratic rise has been building quietly but steadily.

Others hold that the mayor's approach, quietly building friendly relationships with the main players, is likely to yield dividends later.

Since its demise, smaller players have been slowly and quietly building online groceries into a legitimate business.

Even with disparate tribes in distant places, a movement appears to be quietly building momentum among these women.