Scarpa's genius was in fusing glass's inherent unpredictability with a Palladian rationality: even when submerging urns in acid to roughen their surfaces, he drew plans like the architect he would become, down to the elevations.
Many people expressed a passionate worry that American soldiers were about to become bogged down in an endless pursuit, even though they supported that effort.
Mr. Obama says he does not want his first term to become bogged down in any sort of "partisan witch hunt".
It is scraped back with assiduous care, but by mid afternoon has a tendency to become split down the middle like a watermelon, an unfortunate style which mid-90s boyband fans might understand as the reverse-curtains effect.
Cersei appeared to become broken down with the steady loss of her children, but she's pouring everything into her remaining Tommen.
We found that p53 mRNA (Fig. 2D) and protein levels did not significantly change up to p6 (Fig. 2E); conversely miR-34a appears to increase till p4, starts to decrease at p5 to become markedly down regulated at p6 (Fig. 2D) reinforcing the idea that p53 becomes non-functional.
High-quality wool covers tend to become matted down if you apply too much pressure while painting.
Allowing yourself to become run down impacts both you and your family and it's no fun having to keep going while you're exhausted and unwell.
Although Mr. Clark demonstrated his loyalty to the company by offering to invest $200 million more last year, WebMD is trying to become more down-to-earth in its ambitions.
It's so easy to become head-down busy, working so hard on what's right in front of you that you lose sight of the big picture.
