made longer
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Without a deal, the state was suddenly looking at a drawn-out rebid, a process made longer by the requirements that the work be offered to local builders first.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023
But the record heatwaves in Western Canada and the US were made longer and more intense by another weather phenomenon - a heat dome.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2021
He made it down in 98 minutes, a time made longer by the challenging circumstances.
From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2015
But his odds are made longer by two factors.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2015
At times they made longer journeys, going up as far as St. Louis; but in that case they were generally, as Frank afterwards learned, towed up the whole distance.
From Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California by Paget, H. M. (Henry Marriott)