Sentence examples for were less obvious from inspiring English sources

But there were less obvious inheritors, too.

The origins of the Mittal steel empire were less obvious.

Similarly, negative correlations were observed for Copia and DNA TEs, although these trends were less obvious.

Ostentatious displays of wealth were once taboo in Turkey, so the differences were less obvious.

Strong performances from centers Chris Drury and Brandon Dubinsky and the team's penalty killers were less obvious.

I learned on these trips that my father's fabulous wit cloaked some qualities in him that were less obvious.

Some of the winners in the News Corporation's purchase of The Wall Street Journal were less obvious than others.

(It's telling that the biggest exception to the business-first pattern was television, where the business applications were less obvious).

Other examples were less obvious, she said, such as female surgeons being referred to as "nurses" and being asked to make tea.

The same advice might have helped Norrell, Washington's self-appointed defender, whose book might be more persuasive if its aims were less obvious.

In some ways, I followed through on those promises, but there were less-obvious behaviors I engaged in that were very much like my mother's: I stayed in relationships that weren't working because I was scared to be alone.