1.   They are undoubtedly right, since they take the manipulation of flesh to far greater extremes.

2.   Animals that hibernate practice energy conservation to a greater extreme than deer do.

3.   And even where it has been cold, global warming may be contributing to heavier snowfalls and greater extremes of precipitation generally.

4.   Hard to believe the Brits have been doing this lawn-mower race thing longer and to greater extremes, but there it is.

5.   Recent figures on cosmetic surgery indirectly confirm the anecdotal sense that men are going to greater extremes to improve their appearances.

6.   That is because luck plays a bigger role in shorter-term performance, resulting in greater extremes.