Example sentences of "more [vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the image of home became more sentimentalised in the nineteenth century , one 's entry into the world of affairs appeared more threatening and the promptings of prudence suggested deferred gratification . |
| 2 | Foreign observers declared the elections fair , but irregularities ( such as lack of voter privacy , and the presence of uniformed officers and local mayors canvassing outside polling stations ) were reported to be more pronounced in the second round . |
| 3 | This Muslim threat had become more pronounced in the fifteenth century after Sultan Salim of Istanbul had conquered Egypt and received the submission of the Hejaz . |
| 4 | Specialisation becomes more pronounced in the third year . |
| 5 | The growth of expectations and the greater willingness of government to intervene in areas previously considered inviolate was to be continued and become more marked in the twentieth century . |
| 6 | The use of English was thus significantly more restricted in the first generation than in the second generation , who had generally attended British schools and often had a native-like command of British English . |