1. Rates will see a gradual improvement this year and accelerate toward 2015.

2. It also helps companies make a more gradual transition to the cloud.

3. However, he says that type of business would likely be rolled out over a more gradual horizon.

4. Draghi has taken the first steps on what will be described as a very gradual process.

5. One factor that could keep the pace of hikes gradual is the absence of inflation pressures.

6. A gradual weakening was forecast over the next two days.

7. What he has seen, he said, have been gradual changes in how puzzle lovers approach their hobby.

8. Some opt for a more gradual transition.

9. A gradual slowdown, by contrast, might leave global growth little interrupted.