He had always been her parent, even more so than her own biological mother and father. |
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And, once again, traditionalists are reacting against globalization just as vehemently, if not more so, as they did against modernity. |
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Indeed, Morrissey's new songs are the most rapturously received, more so even than the Smiths gems that he periodically drops into our laps. |
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A planet in detriment or fall is in a precarious condition, more so if it is peregrine or otherwise afflicted. |
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The new American policy provides the missing link in a vicious circle that is as dangerous as the arms race of the Cold War, if not more so. |
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It keeps you up for days, takes away all inhibitions and is as addictive if not more so than heroin. |
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When our stuff all came together it became a mishmash, even more so than it was before. |
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If the band were laidback before going through the mill, they seem even more so now. |
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Her skills as a tragedienne come forward in Rigoletto and even more so in La traviata, where she is an unforgettably poignant Violetta. |
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The tondo, much more so than the altarpiece, was not a clear-cut category in quattrocento and early cinquecento Florence. |
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The film's punchline is also a beaut, all the more so because it's tactfully handled, and you never see it coming. |
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There were those who profited from the event, none more so than the tilers, bricklayers and glaziers whose wages trebled. |
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The chances of a child injuring his front teeth are quite high, especially when they protrude, more so in contact sports. |
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Tradition too is an important element, more so when one scrutinises the fundamentals of the game. |
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Her gray dress was torn and dirty, marked more so by several spots of blood. |
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Conditions were very different in the marchlands beyond the Pale and still more so in the Irish areas. |
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He is not a homicidal maniac, but a violent, evil man made even more so by his addiction to unnamed drugs. |
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The insurance on the plane was almost prohibitive and finding an airport and hangar for the bird was even more so. |
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Dominoes, playing cards, counters and teetotums were all used to play games in the 19th century but with adults more so than with children. |
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Yes, the neighbours are exceptionally friendly and talkative, but no more so than the ones where we lived before. |
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Nitrogen, more so than phosphorus, is a component of the photosynthetic machinery. |
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What this all means is that the concept of Australia, and more so Australianness, is one with Anglo-Celtic culture. |
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Cultural genealogy, more so than ordinary genealogy, depends on a belief in the magical and usually divine auspices of lineage. |
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Plants do a great job of looking very phallic at this time of year, none more so than the skunk arums, in this case Lysichiton camtschatcense. |
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I tried not to blush, more so from my lividness with Cooper for even hinting to Katie that I had a crush on her. |
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California is possibly the most archetypically American destination, more so even than Henry Roth's New York. |
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France, more so Paris, is known for appreciation and patronisation of finer things of life. |
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It is also a very hard and heavy wood, even more so than lignum vitae, or ironwood. |
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Perhaps the answer lies somewhere in the fact that the world is imperfect and gets more so every day. |
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I detest the cult of body fascism, the more so since I live in its global capital. |
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Dance companies are more lenient about tattoos than you might expect, and certainly more so than they once were. |
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Stretchy tops mixed with looser legged pants also help bring out your hips more so your waist doesn't look the same width. |
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Even more so, the vitreous resemblance to glass frames mutely enhances the colour of the wall behind it. |
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Make no doubt, it's stressful in that batter's box, never more so than when you've just looked at strike two. |
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These e-mails should be worded as carefully as any fundraising letter, if not more so. |
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The Scots baronial style is evident in other exterior detail, and more so in the splendid woodwork of the interior. |
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Agronomics and economics have been as important, if not more so, than politics when it comes to making corn decisions. |
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David could be the bleakest character Allen has played, even more so than the pill-popping, whoring Harry. |
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The shrimpy eight-ounce cans drain your wallet more so than they drain your thirst. |
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Economic viability is necessary, I'll grant that, but upholding our values is just as important, if not more so. |
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That is true of all political parties, but none more so than the one which was founded on principles of egality and solidarity. |
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I was disappointed at missing out on the owl, but more so on the waterhen, because I'd thought it would be easy. |
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The musical landscape has changed, but Sade's jazzy urban style is as exuberant and satisfying as ever, nowhere more so than on the title track. |
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She didn't feel like modeling any more so she pulled the new clothes off and pulled her jeans and T-shirt back on. |
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The intent to make the already rambunctiously witty play even more so is laudable, as is the casting of new Edmonton talent. |
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Money flows to power, never more so than in the age of unlimited political contributions. |
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But no more so than the Sodexo building maintenance man or the two cops who were also killed in the crossfire. |
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Both had been chewed up by the law in Ford County, Butch much more so than Leon. |
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During that period, Japanese admirals or Commanders-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet of Japan had great power, more so that the present Prime Ministers. |
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Fifty years later, the Reagan consensus prevails, it seems to me, more so than Roosevelt consensus. |
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Pulling oil from the tar sands is costly, even more so when you tack transportation costs on top. |
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This process is exhausting for the poor phones, and more so for those phones with crummy transistors. |
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Variable quantities of gastric content normally reflux into the esophagus from time to time, more so when the stomach is filled and when the person is recumbent. |
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The El Paso brand of deterrence is just as much directed at smugglers as immigrants, if not more so. |
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The resolution of this decision faded slightly when I saw her, and even more so when I finally stepped into the laundrette and bathed in her smile. |
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Norman was very angry that the house wasn't cleaned and his three layer cake was burned, but even more so by the fact that Shirley left the house without his permission. |
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I found not the reveal to be the real shocker, but the last scene more so. |
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The Sunnis will find themselves marginalized and disenfranchised by this, even more so than they feel today and the Kurds are going to retreat into their shell. |
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Even more so than its predecessor, Rediffusion is the result of relentless sound researches, passionate assemblage and a sharp observation of existing combinations. |
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He makes the case for the artist as the most influential post-war musical artist, certainly more so than Elvis, who was influential for reasons tangential to the actual music. |
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All of the big cats have a special mystique, but perhaps none more so than the tiger. |
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In a nutshell, baijiu is to China what apple pie is to America, if not even more so. |
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Cuba, already corrupt, will have to avoid becoming even more so when American investment pours in. |
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But an irradiation in the other direction is, unfortunately, at least as likely, if not more so. |
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Diderot came to resent the burden which had taken up too much of his life, the more so as mentality had not evolved for the better as much as he had hoped. |
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Silicon was concentrated in the extreme tips of the needles in all tissues, but particularly in the transfusion tissue, and more so in the Muskoka samples. |
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Floyd Landis was a superlative natural talent, even more so than Armstrong ever was. |
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Wood's performance was all the more meritorious given that he felt feverish on arrival yesterday morning and even more so on completing his 18 holes. |
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But smaller policies, such as reform of our upper house of parliament, will be sold even more so as liberal democrat triumphs. |
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Tocqueville emphasizes how American habits carry over into politics much more so than the reverse. |
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Because of my proclivities and my penchant for makeup, the straight community misrecognizes me as often, if not more so, as they do my butch counterparts. |
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There are still plenty of tensions and unfair situations that arise more so for women than for men. |
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Regular brake inspections are important all year round but even more so during the winter when roads are at their slipperiest. |
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Cleaning a muzzleloader is always a time-consuming chore, much more so than with any shotgun or rifle. |
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Romanticism was relatively late in developing in French literature, even more so than in the visual arts. |
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The focus on sport and spreading knowledge on the subject, especially more so recently, led to the increase in the sport tourism. |
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The other major factor to consider would be alienating customers, more so in refurbs than rebrands. |
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The most salient conceptual point Eterno makes is that policing is a difficult job made even more so by the ambiguities in the law. |
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The moral dilemma thrown up by this terrorist proposal was just as gripping, if not more so, than the whizzbang action of this intelligent hokum. |
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Seafood was an important part of the diet, in some places even more so than meat. |
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So the Blues were clearly as responsible as Denis Law, if not more so, for relegating Manchester United. |
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As some wise apple said, comparisons are odious, and never more so than with a job not yet done. |
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Going into a dressing-room full of established players was not easy. It was like Lancashire all over again only more so. |
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The engine wouldn't run any more so we had to trailer my old car to the wrecking yard. |
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Now, in the district around Chipping Carby, the County Families are very County indeed, few more so. |
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Cornwall has become reliant on tourism, more so than the other counties of the South West. |
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Finally, robots, more so than other technology in our lives, have a social valence. They feel different to us, more like living agents. |
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Betel nut with betel leaf chewing is possibly the biggest addiction in Bangladesh, more so than tobacco. |
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In many parts of Britain a new class of quangocrat has emerged, and nowhere more so than in Wales. |
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Rams with different size horns may be less inclined to fight to establish the dominance order, while rams with similarly sized horns are more so. |
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Miss Collins looks pretty as all get out on a club floor, much more so than a frequent TV camera shot would lead you to suppose. |
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We are displeased at the disturbed state of affairs in Florence, the more so in that it owes its origin to your preaching. |
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Alexander features prominently in modern Greek folklore, more so than any other ancient figure. |
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This makes clear that, worldwide, freshwater species are highly threatened, possibly more so than species in marine fisheries. |
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The scaled legs are strong and well developed, and generally set far back on the body, more so in the highly aquatic species. |
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Parades are a prominent feature of Northern Ireland society, more so than in the rest of Ireland or in Britain. |
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They have large reserves of blubber, more so for toothed whales as they are higher up the food chain than baleen whales. |
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A curtain of mountains at the back of the landscape is standard in wide Roman views and even more so in Chinese landscapes. |
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This book is an important source for its linguistic description of Cornish, but even more so for its understanding of historical linguistics. |
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There are elements of funk, punk, folk and more so we just use psychedelica as an umbrella term. |
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She was always shy in such circumstances and was always afraid of new people, and was even more so now. |
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But for these soldiers, it is all the more so because of the length of their deployment, which was extended midtour from one year to 15 months. |
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Land of Hope and Glory, already popular, became still more so, and Elgar wished in vain to have new, less nationalistic, words sung to the tune. |
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Their powers and numbers steadily increased during the time of the Tudors, never more so than under Henry's reign. |
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The reign of Isaac II, and more so that of his brother Alexios III, saw the collapse of what remained of the centralised machinery of Byzantine government and defence. |
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This weapon, more so than any other single factor, forced the Roman army to adopt previously unused or modified equipment to suit the conditions on the Dacian battlefield. |
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Climbing the pilot ladder can be dangerous, even more so in rough seas considering that both the ship to be piloted and the pilot's own vessel are usually both moving. |
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Henry's family was divided by rivalries and violent hostilities, more so than many other royal families of the day, in particular the relatively cohesive French Capetians. |
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For the long lost glories, that never in fact existed save in the wishfulness of their brains, were being remembered with a reality as vivid, if not more so, as truth itself. |
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Is it tragedy when a torero dies heroically in the ring or more so if he fails to die in the midst of his practice and instead suffers an ignoble death years later? |
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Everything one would wish to know of the relations of Aristotle and Alexander is unascertainable, the more so as legends were soon invented on the subject. |
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It was more so before forestry curtailed walking and restricted the views. |
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Matsuda said that spirituality is present in all her work, though probably more so in pieces she choreographs for her own dance company, Alleluia Dance Company. |
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Despite her sympathy for the revolution, life for Wollstonecraft become very uncomfortable, all the more so as the Girondins had lost out to the Jacobins. |
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This kick in the teeth, brutal under any circumstances, is more so, given Matoussem Ramoud's gentle, trusting nature and his infatuation with America. |
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Roman architecture flourished in the Roman Republic and even more so under the Empire, when the great majority of surviving buildings were constructed. |
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Among my small circle of college friends, and even more so among the volunteers here, couples are so often changing places, people playing musical lovers. |
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Denominations that descend from the British Methodist tradition are generally less ritualistic, while American Methodism is more so, the United Methodist Church in particular. |
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As is, even more so, Roman Polanski, but he somehow drew the cruddier role of a French police honcho who welcomes our heroes to town with full cavity searches. |
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My family may be used to snowmachines more so than motorcycles. |
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But R1B L21 is also common and dominates England more so than other lines. |
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None more so than the Big Sur Cabin, with its private patio, outdoor firepit, and twin side-by-side clawfoot tubs, set up for soaking under the stars. |
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The berries and even more so, the flowers, are rich in bioflavonoids that strengthen blood vessels, help prevent heart disease, and promote longevity. |
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Infertility is hugely stressful for any couple and even more so for you because your options are limited if you're not prepared to consider surrogacy or adoption. |
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