Even this, though, has involved a steady erosion of national sovereignties.

"We keep seeing a steady erosion of support for the death penalty."

"There has been a steady erosion in agriculture at the university over the last five administrations."

It is falling apart, steady erosion on the inside and at the joints.

The next four decades saw a slow but fairly steady erosion of royal power.

But others, namely the steady erosion of economic opportunity here at home, are being ignored.

At the same time, he has overseen what his critics call a steady erosion of democratic rights.

There, leading Democrats said they detected a small but steady erosion of conservative support for the measure.

There appears today to be a steady erosion in its independent status.

The numbers show a steady erosion in support for him over the last year.