Example sentences of "more [adv] [verb] to their [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He regarded it as essential that men become more deeply committed to their work through the formation of professional/occupational groups , since for them an involvement in the family did not provide a sufficiently sound moral basis for continued existence : ‘ Men must gradually become attached to their occupational or professional life … |
| 2 | It will also consider how the pay of schoolteachers might be more closely related to their performance , in line with the principles of the citizens charter . |
| 3 | For instance , it may be that the rise and fall of certain forms of property crime is more closely related to their profitability than to changes in economic and social structures . |
| 4 | But it also shows that a writer 's verbal art can often be more profitably examined within the narrower scope of a chapter , a page , or even a paragraph , where the stylistic values can be more closely related to their function within a particular context . |
| 5 | As a result , shop stewards have been more closely tied to their work groups , and in several industries created spontaneous , coordinated organisations at factory level to take advantage of increased bargaining opportunities during a period of high economic activity . |
| 6 | As a result , shop stewards have been more closely tied to their work groups , and in several industries created spontaneous , coordinated organisations at factory level to take advantage of increased bargaining opportunities during a period of high economic activity . |