Lost canopies tend to be replaced by species with lower structural complexity, such as turf-forming, filamentous or other ephemeral seaweeds, mussels, or urchin "barrens" (e.g., [18], [19], [20]) leading to a widespread perception that the coastal marine seascapes are becoming increasingly flatter.
He then started adding weight and lost the trim, athletic figure that had made him so handsome; Henry's courtiers began dressing in heavily padded clothes to emulate – and flatter – their increasingly stout monarch.
With the British Empire in decline, journalist William Cook observed that "Bond pandered to Britain's inflated and increasingly insecure self-image, flattering us with the fantasy that Britannia could still punch above her weight".
As the series progressed, the British Empire was in decline; journalist William Cook observed that "Bond pandered to Britain's inflated and increasingly insecure self-image, flattering us with the fantasy that Britannia could still punch above her weight".
The journalist William Cook observes that with the decline in power of the British Empire, "Bond pandered to Britain's inflated and increasingly insecure self-image, flattering us with the fantasy that Britannia could still punch above her weight".
Increasingly stylish, popular, and flattering, high-wasted shorts are making a big come back.
His bond with Gary Billy Kayy), one of his buddies in burglary, has an increasingly overt erotic undercurrent as Gary flatters Howie about his hair and his physique and the two dream of running off to California together.
As Burtynsky increasingly makes use of aerial photography, his images have become flatter, stranger: visual puzzles.
But even as medical credit cards become increasingly popular, they are getting more scrutiny — not much of it flattering.
Park said she was initially flattered by Pattiz's compliments about her looks but became increasingly uncomfortable with them.
As the company increasingly focused on large long-term contracts, it used an aggressive accounting treatment which – without careful reading – appeared to flatter revenues and underplay contract start-up costs.
