Sentences with phrase «gradually turn against»

Still, there would be no anticipating the host of supernatural horrors about to unfold which would test their faith while members of the tight - knit clan gradually turn against one another.

But, on the one hand, French opinion had gradually turned against the Algerian war and no longer accepted the government's arguments.

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Gradually, the tide against bilingual education turned even in states that had previously supported it.

And as the two engage in a brilliantly choreographed erotic dance, Stella's life gradually slips through her fingers as everything she has sought to control turns against her.

As he gradually turns into the sort of person who might actually be able to do that, Vincent also transforms those around him: Maslow, who fears that heroism has become a desk job; Bonnie Kalen, the foundation's fund - raiser, a divorced single mother and a devoted believer in Maslow's crusade against intolerance and injustice; and Bonnie's teenage son, Danny, whose take on the world around him is at once openhearted, sharp - eyed, and as fundamentally decent as his mother's.

Because of this I gradually grew to prefer playing against computer opponents rather than my actual friends and, eventually, our gaming sessions devolved into taking turns playing single - player games.