Complex sentence: As the standard of technical engineering at the Wall increased and this particular escape route became less and less important, other possible ways of leaving the GDR were used more often, for example by way of neighboring socialist countries, using forged documents or hiding in vehicles.
Split into simpler sentences: As the standard of technical engineering at the Wall increased and this particular escape route became less and less important, other possible ways of leaving the GDR were used more often. For example by way of neighboring socialist countries, using forged documents or hiding in vehicles.