A sensible legislature will start at the top, enacting the best laws first, and progress steadily down the list until it arrives at the borderline cases.

For instance, they have never given up the idea of span of control, nor of progressing steadily through the ranks.

Weakness comes on slowly (over months or years) and progresses steadily and usually leads to severe weakness and wasting of arm and leg muscles.

In this way, the line of guests progresses steadily without unnecessary delay.

Works to repair, refurbish and repaint the temple progressed steadily.