1.   The number of mutations increased as the parents became more alike.

2.   Public and private can learn from each other, as their environments are becoming increasingly alike.

3.   Moreover, as speeches and studies and analyses become more alike, even while competing sponsors split finer and finer hairs, the American public may get distracted.

4.   Some of the findings were striking in the degree to which study habits and patterns of life around the world have become more alike over time.

5.   Courier, looking relaxed at a post-match press conference, said he and Andre Agassi are becoming more alike.