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Meanings of owed more in English

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Usage of owed more in English
1
Their low fertility owed more to sexually transmitted infections than birth control.
The Rational Optimist
2
No problem with that. Nadal's serving streak owed more to accuracy than speed.
Reuters
3
In the end, it owed more than it could repay without a sale.
Reuters
4
In short, Thatcherism always owed more to Methodism than to monetarism.
The Guardian
5
He owed more to Mademoiselle de Vesc than he had supposed.
The Justice of the King
6
To this precaution, doubtless, we owed more than we then thought.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
7
Julius Caesar hardly owed more money than Cucedicus: and, gracious powers!
Roundabout Papers
8
The Times said that no monarch in history had owed more to his wife.
The Guardian
9
Company employees are owed more than two years' back wages.
Reuters
10
Investors discovered that the previous excess returns owed more to gearing than investment strategy.
Reuters
11
Within four months, the debt she owed more than doubled.
The Guardian
12
The fact was that men owed more to the iron than they themselves knew.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
13
He has paid nothing since he has been here, and owed more than £30.
The Shrieking Pit
14
Her longtime partner owed more allegiance to the force than to any mere woman.
The water room
15
The Americans clearly owed more to the English than to the Africans British Foreign Sec.
The new yorker
16
Only Spanish lenders were owed more from Portugal, totalling $86 billion.
Reuters
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Owed more through the time
Owed more across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common