Example sentences of "[adj] for most [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision was a cruel blow for Manley , who was outstanding for most of the game , and the controversy continued after the final whistle . |
| 2 | By comparison , radio and TV audiences were homogenous for most of the period , not least because there was only a limited choice for 10 years after 1945 . |
| 3 | The winters there are long , hard and cruel ; two-thirds of the entire territory are grounded on ‘ permafrost ’ — permanently frozen earth , in many areas over one kilometre deep ; eastern Siberia contains the northern hemisphere 's ‘ pole of cold ’ , at Oimyakon , several degrees south of the Arctic Circle where temperatures in this inhabited settlement sometimes sink to — 70°C ; major rivers , seas and ports are frozen solid for most of the year , and growing conditions are so disadvantageous as to create one of the most fragile ecological systems in the world . |
| 4 | Although a network based on landlines would be more economic for most of the work , project coordinator Peter Linington of SERC pointed out that Project Universe will act as an important test bed for satellite products and services . |
| 5 | A mother in her early twenties in Coventry , who has been unemployed for most of the time since leaving school , said : |
| 6 | If you stick to a four-string , F-chord position with your fretting hand , you wo n't go far wrong for most of the solo . |
| 7 | However , a state with k unoccupied rows has 8k children , so the branching ratio starts at 64 and remains high for most of the search . |
| 8 | Trading was light for most of the day but brisker buying may be resumed when the market opens today if dealers want to ensure they are not left short of supplies by the proposed cuts due to go into force on 1 March . |
| 9 | The only local people who live in the village live in cottages tied to the estate , and many cottages lie empty for most of the year while the number of rural homeless grows . |
| 10 | In two schools , the toilets were kept locked for most of the day . |
| 11 | Although I do n't think I was mentally ill for most of the time I was anorexic , I find Lomas 's remarks illuminating in my own case and pertinent to anorexia nervosa in general . |
| 12 | It would have to last cold for most of the week , with a bit of bacon in between . |
| 13 | It should be a place where you want to sit down to eat and where you can be comfortable for most of the day . |
| 14 | The Melanisms , the Robemaker 's Sentry Spells , torpid and stagnant for most of the time … ? |
| 15 | Before turning to the detail of the debate , my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Health , who has been present for most of the debate , has asked me to apologise to the House on her behalf for the fact that she could not stay throughout . |
| 16 | She would be awake for most of the night anyway . |
| 17 | The four ‘ little tigers ’ — Hong Kong , Singapore , Taiwan and Korea — have growth rates which , at between eight and eleven per cent , are more than double those for most of the rest of the world . |
| 18 | I live alone for most of the time — apart from Stella , that is . |
| 19 | ‘ There were years when you were able for most of the bottle . ’ |
| 20 | Power plants are responsible for most of the pollution : they account for about 90 per cent of all the emissions of sulphur dioxide , 40 per cent of nitrogen dioxide and around 60-70 per cent of dust . |
| 21 | In short , this portion of the floral scroll — and some others ( Crummy in Mosaic 2 ( 1980 ) , 7 ) — could be the work of a hand different to that responsible for most of the rest . |
| 22 | This group is probably responsible for most of the DIY nagging . |
| 23 | However , Drs Keith Brown and Mike Roberts found that nitric acid was produced from atmospheric nitrogen at the same time and that this was responsible for most of the damage . |
| 24 | The definition of who is , and who is not , a housewife is phrased in terms of responsibility : thus a housewife is ‘ the person , other than a domestic servant , who is responsible for most of the household duties ( or for supervising a domestic servant who carries out these duties ) ’ . |
| 25 | Hydro-electric power will still be the main source of renewable energy in the year 2000 and will also be responsible for most of the growth in usage of renewable sources mainly by virtue of projects in South America . |
| 26 | Earlier childbearing by women born in the 1940s was responsible for most of the baby boom of the 1960s . |
| 27 | Today , under the leadership of Dr Alberto João Jardim , President of the Autonomous Regional Government , Madeira is responsible for most of the administration of affairs that affect the Region and can initiate legislation in certain areas . |
| 28 | This wet chamber can be considered small for a submerged filter — but the manufacturer 's tests , I am informed , prove that the trickle filter is responsible for most of the filtration and a large submerged filter compartment is not necessary . |
| 29 | He must be thoughtful since lack of thought is probably responsible for most of the world 's difficulties . |
| 30 | Lying in the track of the depressions which so dominate our climate the island catches more than its fair share of bad weather and this , coupled with the conflicting tides of the North Sea and North Atlantic , makes the surrounding waters very troubled for most of the time . |