However, as conditions improve and as prospective sellers become less fearful, we anticipate a gradual expansion of supply in the autumn.

The increasing awareness of the important role of air defense and the gradual expansion of the base led to the activation of other support units.

The rise of private insurance was accompanied by the gradual expansion of public insurance programs for those who could not acquire coverage through the market.

Their activity passed, by gradual expansion, from the judicial sphere into that of administration and legislation.

Governments should aim for a neutral monetary policy oriented toward long-run economic growth, by gradual expansion of the money supply.