Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] all [art] more " in BNC.

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1 While his crimes , he said , were not the ‘ worst form of indecent assault ’ they were made all the more serious because of his position .
2 Democratic reforms , certain to be costly , were rendered all the more difficult by the meagreness of the economic resources commanded by the Spanish state , given the ludicrously low level of direct taxation inherited from the monarchy , and by short-term problems arising from the world depression .
3 The outlook was considered all the more rosy from their point of view , since Denwood would have to be made what is known as a divisional point , that is to say , a station of more than ordinary importance , inasmuch as it would indicate the end of a running section — the point where the train would have to change engines .
4 By 1952 he was becoming all the more determined that the United States should not be tarred with the colonial brush .
5 It was a very sunny day and it was made all the more complete by Albert being on duty on the return journey .
6 Arsenal 's lack of genuine quality in midfield was made all the more painful by a fine display by David Rocastle .
7 An SVR4-on-Alpha plan has been in the works for as long as a year ( UX No 386 ) and was made all the more likely when Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA announced it would implement SVR4 on the high-end Alpha AXP systems it is to market .
8 The incident was made all the more galling by the fact that neither climber had broken an axe of crampon in 27 years of combined mountaineering experience !
9 However , the task of a new nanny was made all the more difficult because the children , bewildered and unhappy , felt that they had come to take the place of their mother .
10 It was made all the more intense because it was directed inwards .
11 It was made all the more infuriating by the fact that she had dressed with more than usual care , splashing out far more than she could afford on a red silk jersey creation from an expensive boutique .
12 Cameron III was embarrassed by the Smash Hits following and tried not to be a teen idol , whereupon he was celebrated all the more .
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