The more democratic our societies have been, the more equal they have been becoming.

However, in a crowded and loud city like Cairo, we sometimes need more than a spoken language to communicate.

But to say that Turkey has become more democratic is not to say that it has become more liberal.

The bus was very crowded. I wish I had taken a taxi.

There was traffic so I was a half an hour late to meet him.

Democracy is stronger.

Laws have become stricter and the actions of the police more forceful.

The media are now much freer.

Remarriage is becoming more common in South Korea.

These decisions have become more alarming over time as the need for more Europe has become progressively more obvious.

As a country becomes more affluent and farming practices become more efficient, smallholdings may persist as a legacy of historical land ownership practices.

The more detailed the verification mechanism is laid out, the more complicated it will necessarily become.

St Mark's Square in Venice is always swarming with tourists in the summer.

When temperatures finally became more bearable,

Ports are inefficient, roads are congested, and traffic is astonishingly chaotic.

In fact, it became so extreme I wrote a play about it.

But it got more manageable once they had a theory.

Things became more difficult with the advent of the Great Depression.

The major sources and uses of power in the world today are softer, although not weaker.

China has become one of the most polluted countries in the world.

Things became more complicated after World War II.

In business, too, networks are becoming more important.

Finally, Japan s external environment today is more challenging.

As a result, in order to move past each other in an extremely crowded environment, they are forced to modify their behavior.

During the Antonine and Severan periods, ornate hair and bearding, with deep cutting and drilling, became popular.

The proper responses are also increasingly understood. We must move to a sustainable energy system, one that does not mean a huge increase of carbon in the atmosphere.

The country is warier of being manipulated.

The political environment is much more hostile.

Even power itself is more fragmented than ever.

True, when compared to the recent past, party politics has become more polarized.

The poorer you are, the more exposed you are likely to be to health damaging environments.

But these considerations are becoming more than an ethical choice.

The more vulnerable people are, the easier the process of recruitment becomes.

His lane of traffic was at a standstill, but it was normal on a weekend night such as this.

Yet nowadays divisions between candidates for office are deeper than ever and are even sharper among party activists.

Decisions about business investment are even starker.

Banks and credit card companies have become much more cautious about extending credit.

Our societies are more resilient, open, and diverse than ever.

The possibility of a Sino Japanese arms race is becoming increasingly real.

But globalization today is different, because it is becoming quicker and thicker.

In some ways, Hamas s coup makes things clearer.

It is now more, not less, able to deal with terrorism.

They became one of the most popular Christmas toys in 2007.

The result is that all the roads are congested as everyone in Jeddah has a car from the minister to the doorman.

Ashok Kumar takes Balakrishnan outside, and to Balakrishnan's surprise, he sees the entire village crowded in front of his house.