The proportion of women in part-time employment has actually been falling, albeit gradually, since the mid-1970s.

ECONOMIST: No part-time job explosion

Going forward, we expect the company to increase its market share, albeit gradually, in the the North American CSD market as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo put a greater focus on international markets.

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Anonymous, for its part, has been gradually morphing into a clone of WikiLeaks, albeit one with far less regard for the distinction between leaking and theft.

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MPs, that approach has gradually changed into adopting what look like Tory means, albeit to achieve what he claims are Labour ends.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

Uruguay's Andres Scotti headed just wide but Argentina gradually managed to silence the crowd as they gained control of possession - albeit without fashioning any real chances.

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