Example sentences of "[was/were] among the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edinburgh , Stirling and Paisley universities were among the institutions which fared well in the exercise , but there was some disappointment at Glasgow and Aberdeen universities . |
| 2 | Lauren Bacall , Bianca Jagger , Claire Bloom , Linda Thorson and Lionel Blair were among the stars who showered him with praise . |
| 3 | Whatever the truth behind that story , in July 1990 Rob Lowe showed the world that he had the same kind of concerns and cares as everyone else when he made a surprise and last-minute appearance at the Knebworth Charity Festival where Elton John and Phil Collins were among the artists performing . |
| 4 | ‘ They were among the things that attracted me . ’ |
| 5 | Such was the official secrecy , or confusion , that it took several weeks to confirm that no RCM boys were among the casualties . |
| 6 | Perhaps inscriptions were among the casualties . |
| 7 | The following were among the findings reported at a conference in Anchorage , Alaska : — brain damage in seals similar to that found in people who die from solvent abuse ; this would have disoriented the animals and affected basic physiological functions like breathing ; it is suspected that many seals drowned , but because dead seals sink an accurate assessment of deaths has not been possible ; — the disappearance of a group of killer whales that had lived in the sound , possibly also due to the " solvent abuse effect " ; — deaths among sea otters not only from hypothermia ( because oil stuck to their fur destroyed its insulating properties ) but from emphysema caused by breathing in toxic fumes and from liver and kidney damage caused by ingesting oil ; — failure to breed among many species of birds since the accident , either because of the death rate within colonies at the time ( in the case of guillemots ) or because continued exposure to oil-polluted food sources is preventing reproduction ; — death tolls of up to 40 per cent for eggs laid by salmon , herring and other fish , and deformities and withered muscles among fish that did hatch . |
| 8 | Christopher Biggins , Lorraine Chase , Lord Owen , Oz Clarke , Delia Smith and Bruce Oldfield were among the glitterati . |
| 9 | Both Thomas Grenville and G. J. Spencer ( second Earl Spencer ) [ qq.v. ] were among the collectors who employed him as a facsimilist . |
| 10 | The former Spurs full-back , whose Wimbledon team were among the originators of the direct approach , complained : ‘ Leeds hoofed the ball about 50 times further than we ever did and relied on John Lukic knocking it on to Lee Chapman 's head for about 70 per cent of their attacks . ’ |
| 11 | England and Spain remained nominally at peace for another half-dozen years , but disputes about trading and commerce-raiding in South America were among the reasons why philip II tried to invade England in 1588 . |
| 12 | These were among the topics on the programme this week in London at yet another ‘ megathrash ’ on the social consequences of new technology . |
| 13 | The men and women who made it were among the friends who welcomed us to Nigeria and Ghana . |
| 14 | Many observers from national radio societies were attached to official delegations and , according to the W5Y1 Report , more than 100 radio amateurs from about 40 countries were among the delegates , clearly demonstrating how an early interest in amateur radio can lead to success in a telecommunications career . |
| 15 | ‘ Axioms ’ or ‘ maxims ’ , such as that wholes equal the sum of their parts , were among the premisses of the demonstrative syllogisms of the doctrine of scientia , and some seventeenth-century developments of the doctrine said that they were innate . |
| 16 | Steam power and storage of their catches in ice were among the developments that brought increased efficiency to the trawler fleets , but the fleet — once Britain 's largest — has been depleted because of over-fishing and the ‘ Cod Wars ’ with Iceland . |
| 17 | Time-signals , geophysical measurements , weather reporting and the testing of chronometers were among the functions which they discharged . |
| 18 | After the war many other sides enjoyed Portuguese hospitality ; The Law Society , Eton Ramblers , Dorset Rangers , British Airways , The Frogs , Tom Pierce 's Wine Trade XI ( sic , ) and Rhodesian Ridgebacks were among the clubs making annual visits . |
| 19 | The problems of acid rain , atmospheric pollution and climate change were among the problems discussed at a conference of forestry experts from 30 European nations on Dec. 18-19. with the aim of developing a common policy which will safeguard the forests of Europe . |
| 20 | Enclosure of common land , invasion of common rights and engrossing of farms were among the complaints put forward in the Norfolk rising , and there was also a demand for the ending of serfdom , although there is little evidence that there were still many men of villein status . |
| 21 | Amy Winship and Joe Reynolds , predictably , were among the others . |
| 22 | And he had to put on a brave face as he manned the tombola stall at a primary school Christmas bazaar where his children Adam , seven , and five-year-old Amber were among the revellers . |
| 23 | At Smashed ! last week , new sensitive rock types MOOSE and KINGMAKER were among the revellers . |
| 24 | Although Sullivan , ( Sir ) Julius Benedict [ q.v. ] , and other prominent musicians were among the professors , it collapsed after only two years . |
| 25 | When Croat historians have subsequently spoken of the " Bleiburg Tragedy " this is what they really mean : and the massacres which were to continue in many parts of northern Yugoslavia during the weeks and months which followed were among the consequences of that victory and that " tragedy " . |
| 26 | The campaign of resistance had then succeeded , but few Unionists were celebrating ; Lord Winterton in Sussex and Willoughby de Broke in Warwickshire were among the Unionists who were preparing to spread an Irish civil war to England by setting up " commandos " of diehards among the yeomanry — but it was not clear whom they would fight if the army refused to support the government . |
| 27 | King Æthelstan , whose lordship over various Welsh princes is implied by their witnessing of his charters , also invaded Scotland in 934 , and the Scots were among the enemies he defeated at Brunanburh three years later . |
| 28 | It has been suggested that although some occupations in north Staffordshire experienced real-wage falls over the war years , these were generally of no more than 10 per cent , and it seems that colliers , like potters , were among the groups who could maintain living standards by working harder and longer , even if at times money wages lagged . |
| 29 | And then he claims that the list of circumstances above were among the factors needed to produce the revolution in Russia . |
| 30 | were among the subjects he covered . |