Sentence examples for becomes markedly less from inspiring English sources

Sadly, once "Nasty Simon" is ensconced as an international television judge-producer-mogul, the book becomes markedly less funny, and Cowell less endearing.

French businessmen have become markedly less optimistic.

Pensions have become markedly less secure in the past 30 years.

The trouble is, developing countries would be whacked, since their exports would become markedly less competitive.

Fused with McGregor's athletic choreography, Adès's music became markedly less introverted — physical rather than cerebral in profile.

Fused with McGregor's athletic choreography, Adès's music became markedly less introverted physical rather than cerebral in profile.

Buscha found there is significant evidence of seasonal affective disorder (Sad) whereby individuals become markedly less happy during the winter because of a lack of light.

They accuse the film of glossing over the reality of prostitution; as Dutch society has become markedly less libertarian in recent years, their business is increasingly frowned on.

The Republican front-runner, George W. Bush, has made repeated, extravagant efforts to express affection and admiration for his opponent, although he has become markedly less respectful as McCain's challenge has become more credible.

Throughout the 1980s, he was fond of saying, the then unified social services departments comprising both children's and adult services had possibly been unique in contriving to become markedly less cost-effective.

Now hip-hop has achieved cultural hegemony, but Patterson doesn't seem to have noticed that the genre has become markedly less pugnacious in recent years, thanks to non-thuggish stars like Drake, Nicki Minaj, Macklemore, Kendrick Lamar, and Iggy Azalea.