Sentence examples for more closely approaching from inspiring English sources

Catholic historians such as the late John Boswell and Alan Bray have unearthed the blessing of same-sex couples, both in sworn-brotherhood rituals, as well as in other forms more closely approaching heterosexual betrothal and marriage rites.

The sentiment was understandable: Yes, pivoting from a week-long parade of race-baiting and fear-mongering to something more closely approaching sanity would provide sweet relief, but there was a very real possibility that the Democratic Party would take a dull, middle-of-the-road approach while laying out its agenda this week.

O'Rourke said the visit left him "incredibly inspired," adding that McLeod's stand "purchased the freedoms and something more closely approaching civil rights for millions of more Americans". He incorporated the moment into his stump speech, telling crowds what McLeod and the others had accomplished at later campaign events throughout the day.

More closely approaching the physiological insulin secretion profile could lead to earlier inhibition of hepatic glucose production and improved postprandial glucose control.

The improved overall performance of the zonal model is indicated by the curve more closely approaching the top left corner, which represents both maximum sensitivity and specificity.

"A visual display more closely approaches a parallel process, with much broader bandwidth for communicating from computer to person".

Artificial light indoors is easier to suggest because it more closely approaches the normal quality of stage lighting.

As with PEG HA, the viscoelasticity of PEG CSC and PEG HS gels more closely approached that of the normal vocal fold lamina propria than pure PEG hydrogels.

In vitro chondrogenesis is possible with chitosan but the composition of constructs produced on PGA more closely approaches that of natural cartilage.

Soviet film under Stalin, Macdonald wrote, had become "something that more and more closely approaches the output of Hollywood," which he thought was similarly committed to uncritical, generic entertainment, and his articles analyzed the causes of this decline.

In 1939, Dwight Macdonald, an editor there, published a piece explaining why Soviet cinema, once a great avant-garde art, had become, under Stalin, "something that more and more closely approaches the output of Hollywood" — that is, an instrument of indoctrination.