Elections embody the last stage of a large system of liberties and rights that develop gradually over some period of time.

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Answer: To develop gradually or to be pregnant.

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"The idea of a racing team called Nigeria Racing Eagle is to use African drivers and gradually develop African mechanics and engineers, " he says.

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These visits play an important role in building community in Shimo-Koshiki: children gradually develop a sense of affiliation with their village and its culture, while the men who act as Toshidon reinforce their identity and the continuity of their longstanding traditions.

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Countries gradually deepen and develop the domestic financial, then they start to open up to capital inflows and allow domestic investors to send money abroad.

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But as was the case in console-based gaming, the Chinese government has intervened, says Ning Liu, an analyst at BDA. Licensing of new versions of foreign games has been delayed, and local firms have gradually learnt to develop their own products.

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Usually after a decade or so, half of patients with this type of MS will develop secondary progressive disease where the symptoms get gradually worse and there are no or very few periods of remission.

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Comedies sometimes grow from their premieres, while CBS' drama audience is like giant migrating herd that gradually shifts around the schedule as the viewers develop new habits.

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But thanks to new genetic data, the researchers at Terlings Park have gradually begun to identify and locate subtle variations among receptors, enabling them to develop drugs to target them far more precisely.

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