Murali then sells many things dearer to him to get money for the dowry. Always call me your son, that title is dearer to me than the royal dignity. Another factor was the Leslie horns were much dearer in price than the Nathan P5. I have an ideal that is dearer to me than can be expressed or understood. In spite of his reservations, he regarded "communion with Rome as dearer than life". However opponents claimed that protection would mean dearer food, especially bread. This was to reduce costs, as the Leslie RS5T's were much dearer, as stated earlier. Federici wrote the song "Dearer than all to me" in 1874.