Example sentences of "more [adj] as the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The promotional activities of dealers and certain critics became more brazen as the decade proceeded . |
| 2 | While the primary ethnographic accounts of life and character in such peaceful societies usually present multi-dimensional pictures of complex human beings , these pictures tend to become more and more one-dimensional as the material is employed in secondary and tertiary works , where the original complexity is often reduced to little more than caricature . |
| 3 | The temporary reputation achieved by the other types lasts longer and is more profitable as the discount factor tends to unity . |
| 4 | Moreover , peasant land hunger grew ever more acute as the population swelled . |
| 5 | Historical documentation in this field becomes more scarce as the emphasis moves towards other aspects of social organization , despite the highly influential work of the French historian Braudel , whose books ( e.g. 1981 ) include lengthy accounts of patterns of consumption in food , textiles and housing , which have been followed up by the Annales school of historians ( see also Elias 1978 ; Sombart 1967 for alternative traditions ) . |
| 6 | Digital cameras will become more popular as the quality of image improves and the price falls , but it will probably be well into the next century before they become firmly established . |
| 7 | The wind was behind as he moved , the mist more noticeable as the trail wound downwards , the line of escarpment was broken by the ploughed furrows of tender young lain trees . |
| 8 | The result is that the piece seems to become more polyphonic as the listener can more easily hear the lines . |
| 9 | It was still hot and the seats grew more uncomfortable as the night wore on . |
| 10 | Perceptions of Labour chances remained more predictable , though they also became rather more homogeneous as the campaign came to an end . |
| 11 | Perceptions of Labour chances remained more predictable , though they too became rather more homogeneous as the campaign came to an end . |
| 12 | Charman 's curt reviews got slightly more excitable as the year drew on . |
| 13 | Ruth could feel the tightening of her heart as Fernando gathered her into his arms , his kisses more urgent as the time slipped perilously away . |
| 14 | However , one might expect such opportunities to become more widespread as the number of such children supported in mainstream continues to grow . |
| 15 | The result was all the more remarkable as the champion has looked vulnerable in his last two contests . |
| 16 | By the end of 1988 , the boundaries were becoming more obvious as the situation became more tense . |
| 17 | The girl 's every smile , every glance , was filled with adoration that grew more and more obvious as the evening went on and as her consumption of champagne increased . |
| 18 | I think we have got a bit more confident as the Project has gone on and said to them : well really , you ought not to be buying this . |
| 19 | Namibia is particularly interesting because of its " desert " elephants and black rhinos , which have suffered a recent upsurge in poaching and may become even more vulnerable as the country moves towards independence . " |
| 20 | Somewhat in contrast to these findings about Thatcher and Kinnock , the visibility of all ‘ other ’ Conservative and Labour politicians ( taken in each case as a collective , unspecified ‘ other ’ ) became more predictable as the election approached . |
| 21 | Somewhat in contrast to these findings about Thatcher and Kinnock , the visibility of all ‘ other ’ Conservative and Labour politicians , taken in each case as a collective ‘ other ’ , became more predictable as the election approached . |
| 22 | In addition , ratings for the two main parties and their leaders became more predictable as the election approached while those for the Alliance and its leaders became less predictable . |
| 23 | He said co-operation between schools and industry was becoming ever more important as the government strives to encourage a ‘ spirit of enterprise and togetherness for the future of Northern Ireland ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ Food fads create a market niche which may be short-lived ; food scares induce a glut of specific vulnerable products and economic distress , but the emerging concept of ‘ healthy foods ’ is bound to become progressively more important as the population follows the trend to healthy eating . |
| 25 | The fact remains , and will become more and more evident as the year goes by , that the deliberate under-funding of the Act was an act of incompetence by incompetent ministers . |
| 26 | This belief in the witches power becomes more evident as the play goes on and he comes to rely on them for more . |
| 27 | I shied at such a thinly veiled challenge , but succumbed to her persuasion , which had become more vociferous as the water diminished . |
| 28 | Warnings of eco-wars and the flight of hundreds of millions of refugees can not be dismissed as fantasies : they are probabilities in situations which become more and more apparent as the century nears its end . |
| 29 | Hawkes 's polemical purpose becomes more and more apparent as the book develops : it is to undermine , not only established literary study , but liberal humanism itself . |
| 30 | He brought a touch of class and poise to the game , acting as the perfect foil for Barry Horne 's hard work , prompting and cajoling , growing more dominant as the match progressed . |