Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [art] main " in BNC.
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| 1 | Table 5.4 shows that US borrowers , dominant until recently , have partly withdrawn leaving Japanese and to a lesser extent UK institutions as the main issuers . |
| 2 | It is the fundamental skills of problem-identification , analysis and debate which are usually perceived by examiners and potential employers as the main achievement of literary studies . |
| 3 | The previous management had relied upon the financial accounts as the main control mechanism , supplemented by weekly accommodation letting reports and an orthodox stock control system . |
| 4 | ESA therefore agreed to co-operate on Space-Lab , with the Germans as the main European partner . |
| 5 | Once you have crossed the Channel , you then board the gleaming blue and gold coaches for the main journey . |
| 6 | Electronic tolls could replace fuel and vehicle taxes as the main form of highway revenue . |
| 7 | The inside of Jotan 's house was constructed on three levels — galleries off the main building which were buttressed by huge timbers — and the open ends of each living space overlooked the central hall , although the stairways which gave access to them were concealed . |
| 8 | A grand draw with mountain bikes as the main prizes is also planned . |
| 9 | G. D. H. Cole 's The People 's Front , the Club choice for July 1937 , looked to local readers groups as the main basis for developing the agitation . |
| 10 | Allowing for the hour 's difference between French time and GMT , this meant that Thomas 's aircraft was shot down 30 minutes after the main attack . |
| 11 | Too often students look for any excuse-a familiar form of words as the main topic — to relieve themselves of a mass of factual information . |
| 12 | Coordinators themselves , in the annual surveys , had no such doubts about the main gains at least . |
| 13 | Foam media is also supplied in some units as the main source of biological filtration . |
| 14 | He cited a lack of funds as the main reason for his decision . |
| 15 | The Lamarckians used the idea of a progressive scale to define the relationships between the main groups . |
| 16 | There are remarkably few fumblings between the main historical chapters as the narrative is handed from one writer to the next . |
| 17 | There now exist community groups of a greater or lesser degree of militancy which have eschewed political parties as the main vehicle of their demands ( although they often have to use them in the later stages of campaigns ) . |
| 18 | The process of oral transmission across many centuries led to modifications and even radical changes in the themes and in the characteristics of the main actors . |
| 19 | The characteristics of the main grants available are summarized in Table 4.1 which includes grants made available by the European Community , for which some areas in the UK , characterized by industrial decline , may be eligible to apply . |
| 20 | Donna left the hazard lights of the Volvo flashing as she hurried up the steps towards the main entrance of the Dublin National Gallery . |
| 21 | The methods of the main survey have been described . |
| 22 | It is interesting to note that detailed cross-tabulations of the main survey data ( not included in Appendix 1 ) showed that in general people who consider credit to be ‘ occasionally necessary ’ ( rather than either convenient or sensible , or never a good thing ) were more likely to say that any of the types would be difficult to arrange . |
| 23 | I remain on the outskirts of the main group , with a bottle of beer for company . |
| 24 | An exception was the closure in loyalist and republican districts of the main illegal drinking shebeens in the summer of 1977 and there is doubt about the motive behind it . |
| 25 | On Dec. 10 Kibaki accused Moi of using violent methods to secure a KANU victory , alleging that candidates of the main opposition parties had been prevented by force from presenting their nominations . |
| 26 | The candidates of the main parties are selected locally , though the national party in each case retains some veto power . |
| 27 | One possible alternative means of raising revenue , a graduated income tax , was advocated largely by socialists and as such tainted in the eyes of the main political parties . |
| 28 | Any number of further explicit solutions may easily be generated using the methods described in the previous sections of this chapter with different combinations of particular solutions of the main equation ( 9.3 ) , ( 10.2 ) , ( 10.13 ) , ( 10.62 ) or ( 10.73 ) . |
| 29 | Members and supporters of the main penal reform groups are to be found in both Houses , but their presence is most felt in the Lords where some of their officers invariably sit . |
| 30 | Specially , appointment to the bench should achieve some overall balance as between the nominees of the main political parties in the area . |