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‘A withdrawal can be gradual.’

[⟨det withdrawal.n⟩ gradual.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The US government began to implement a policy of “Vietnamisation’ ’, the term coined for a gradual withdrawal of US forces that would leave the war in the hands of the South Vietnamese.
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In Wikipedia:

However, Assad argued that Syria’s gradual withdrawal of troops from Lebanon, beginning in 2000, was precipitated as a result of the event.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The gradual withdrawal of Russian forcers is being confirmed by Georgian sources.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Earlier, the Russian commander of frontline forces in Georgia told the BBC a gradual withdrawal of Russian forces was under way.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

If the Korean public wants a gradual withdrawal of USFK then they can start by lobbying their politicians to push for their completion of the USFK relocation plan that the Korean government remains committed to delaying.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

You may wish all you want but this is how it ends: a gradual withdrawal laced with sensitive evasions.
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In Wikipedia:

This transposition was not an overnight catastrophe but a gradual withdrawal from the earlier site during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Obviously the way to treat these fabulously wealthy and glamorous women, many of whom would have have plastic surgery to give them perfect looking bodies, would be through a process of gradual withdrawal.
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In Wikipedia:

The gradual withdrawal of U.S. forces begun during the following year and the adoption of Vietnamization meant that, by 1969, “although limited tactical offensives abounded, U.S. military participation in the war would soon be relegated to a defensive stance.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Russian troops and tanks did not move out of Georgia overnight through the main military crossing point, despite a Russian announcement that a gradual withdrawal was underway.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Set the precedent for the current Iraq policy: the gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops while training and equipping the Vietnamese to assume their own defense. 5.
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In Wikipedia:

It was hoped to be the start of a gradual US withdrawal by many, but so far have proved untrue.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Despite a Russian announcement that a gradual withdrawal from Georgia was underway, Russian troops and tanks did not move out through the main military crossing point last night.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Russians sent conflicting signals today about when and if they will withdraw troops from Georgia, with one commander telling the BBC a gradual withdrawal? troops being replaced by peacekeepers? is underway, and another telling the AP they have no intention of pulling out in the immediate future.
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In Wikipedia:

By the final meeting it included elections, interim autonomy, and a handoff of power to the Palestinians, over the course of a gradual Israeli withdrawal.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Bodie must have had the same notion too? and this prompted a wry smile on Doyle’s part as he contemplated the sheer irony of it all? for the moment Doyle no longer had any need for a live – in caretaker in the form of his partner, the ex – mercenary had launched his own gradual but determined withdrawal.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

VERKHNY ZARAMAG, Russia, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Russian troops and tanks did not move out of Georgia overnight through the main military crossing point, despite a Russian announcement that a gradual withdrawal was underway.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The majority of those polled believe: That things in Indiana are on the right track The most important issue facing the state of Indiana today is jobs and wages 64 % stated that on a scale of 1–10 their interest in this falls elections is 10 Other interesting tidbits Both McCain’s and Obama’s name recognition is 99 % Mitch Daniels’ name recognition is 96 % Jill Long – Thompson’s name recognition is only 77 % Becky Skillman’s name recognition is 51 % Dennis Oxley’s name recognition is a mere 17 % A majority want to see Mitch Daniels re – elected 11 % of voters are still undecided If the election were held today, Daniels would get 53 %, Lon – Thompson only 35 % A combined 72 % say gradual withdrawal from Iraq by 2011 or keep troop levels the same Obama and McCain are virtually tied at 45 % – 43 % The entire poll is below the fold.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Most plans allow for a gradual withdrawal, don’t they?
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Queried on 2013-06-20.