Assertion: snooker | /r/CapableOf | gather momentum
Facets:
value: gradually
type: MANNER
value: as a spectacle
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Helped by the absence of live football, snooker gradually gathered momentum as a spectacle, reaching a peak in the mid-80s, when Barry Hearn's Matchroom stable of high-profile cuemen became household names.