"It's a gradual process, when a hospital discharges a chronic patient to his home, " Dr Noy said.
There are many possible scenarios, including a continued gradual recovery, a double-dip recession, a Japanese-style stagflation, or a genuine depression.
He was a singer, a songwriter, a piano player, a failed painter, a highly successful and systematic drinker, a gradual wreck, and a star.
Modelled on the American court system but without juries, the oral trials mark the final stage of a gradual move away from a previous, French system.
He said there was little detail on what should happen to the 800-odd existing peers, with options ranging from the majority being expelled in 2015 to a gradual process in which a large number would remain in place until 2025.
From an economic perspective, the recent discoveries of abundant domestic shale oil and gas supplies may help us avoid the likelihood of an oil shock and buy us the breathing ground to plan for a more gradual transition to a more efficient post-fossil world.
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The likeliest scenario is that a gradual increase in supply and a slight mellowing of demand will eventually bring some relief.
Mr. Hurd and his lawyer spent the weekend calling directors, pleading for a meeting with the board, where he hoped to salvage his job or at least orchestrate a gradual transition, according to a conversation he had with acquaintances.
Also, a gradual increase in rates is not always a negative for the stock market.
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State-owned company (SOE) profits slipped another 0.5% in April compared to the previous month, which shows a gradual decline in the market rather than a crash.
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"Studying language is a gradual thing, " advises Chen Shu, a professor of English at the Beijing Foreign Studies University.
They follow a seasonal pattern reflecting the academic year, with lower rates in the autumn followed by a gradual rise in spring and early summer to a peak in late summer.
He assured peers the government was introducing the new system on a gradual basis, which he said was in itself a form of trial.
Although the pace of economic recovery is likely to be moderate for a time the Committee anticipates a gradual return to higher levels of resource utilization in a context of price stability.
"Nonetheless, the Committee anticipates a gradual return to higher levels of resource utilization in a context of price stability, although the pace of economic recovery is likely to be more modest in the near term than had been anticipated, " the FOMC says.
The flood of funding pumped into the clean-energy space by national stimulus packages around the world will peak this year and begin a gradual decline over the next two years, according to a report prepared for the World Economic Forum by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Earlier, Professor Lucke told the BBC he wanted to see a "gradual dismantling of the euro as a common currency".
In September of 2008 what had been a fairly gradual tightening of credit, became a panic tightening with the failure of Lehman Brothers.
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"We feel there's going to be a gradual increase in demand" for lumber, said Jeff Lisk, a general manager of the Hamburg, N.
"Suddenly they're beginning to launch this program, which is a gradual opening up, " says Mr. Chan, abandoning for a moment his cautious tone.
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The monthly chart of Johnson and Johnson ( JNJ) shows a gradual uptrend for the past two years as the monthly downtrend, line a, was overcome last June.
The Russian authorities had envisioned a gradual phasing out, but the Turkmen leader took them by surprise by issuing a decree that gave dual-citizenship-holders living in Turkmenistan only until June 22nd to decide which passport they wanted to keep.
In Britain it's generally a gradual process of service and promotion over many years, and often decades, before leading a political party.
But since 2004, the figures show a gradual decline in the number of fatalities, which would suggest that the roads are becoming a safer place for those on two wheels.
The Goldilocks policy, as the IMF calls it, urges countries to embark on a gradual fiscal adjustment in the short term, if the markets allow it, coupled with a credible medium-term debt-reduction plan.
Technical development is resulting in a gradual loss of traditional know-how, and tourism is jeopardizing the Gelede by turning it into a folklore product.
Make it a gradual transition: To help pets adjust and make the connection, Burckhalter suggests using both names for about a week.
The government is hoping that these measures, alongwith a gradual easing in monetary policy, will stimulate the economy, which is growing at its weakest pace in a decade.
What they do expect Mr Hollande to do is to speak up for a more gradual approach to cutting eurozone budget deficits - and a greater emphasis on economic growth.
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