Example sentences of "[to-vb] most [prep] [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such joints are said to pass most of the tests in the specifications for wood adhesives . |
| 2 | This was the stratum of society from which Eadmer had come before the arrival of the Normans , and it almost certainly continued to provide most of the monks after the Conquest also . |
| 3 | Roads will continue to meet most of the needs of British people and businesses . ’ |
| 4 | Accordingly , we reduced the sensitivity of our scanning sonars to eliminate most of the signals from fish , to the point where only larger fish registered in the surface layers , and the calibration fish , the 330-g trout , was barely detectable at 25 m . |
| 5 | The Adam-Gibbs equations also lead to a value of , so the theory appears to resolve most of the differences between the kinetic and thermodynamic interpretations of the glass transition . |
| 6 | Since users ' ability to appropriate most of the benefits of innovations is likely to be particularly evident in industries where spillovers or positive pecuniary externalities inhibit independent R&D by suppliers , it follows that co-operative R&D ventures amongst suppliers and user-led innovation programmes may be alternative methods of reaching the same goal . |
| 7 | If John and Bill have a lot in common if , for example , they come from the same community or are part of the same culture then Bill is likely to interpret most of the signals in the way John intended . |
| 8 | The Sejm had voted on Oct. 16 to reject most of the changes to the small constitution proposed by the Senate ( upper house ) , but in doing so had altered its rules of procedure , leading to a call for the Constitutional Tribunal to rule on the legality of the changed procedure . |
| 9 | But the team concluded that it was wiser to keep most of the assets in the portfolio — but make them work better . |
| 10 | Also the farmers have decided to keep most of the fields in grass for livestock . |
| 11 | Boyd believed firmly that all women were incurably avaricious and was certain that , once Olga knew about the book , she would try to squeeze most of the proceeds of it out of Hank ; and , to his credit , he was determined that this should not happen . |
| 12 | Opportunities for water sports are good on the island , and the RSM is able to get most of the soldiers on one short course , such as canoeing or diving , during the tour . |
| 13 | ‘ I had to take most of the deliveries near my head ’ , said Farbrace . |
| 14 | All the arrangements for stay-behind agents in north-west Europe collapsed , but Dansey was able to charm most of the governments in exile in London into recruiting spies . |
| 15 | He had memories of Vienna before the 1939 war , and liked people who took care over such things as coffee — proper , expensive coffee — as he tried to himself , however much he decided to ignore most of the facts of being poor . |
| 16 | San Antonio , Texas-based maker of ‘ microminiature ’ facsimile modems Data Race Inc is to acquire most of the assets of Fremont , California fellow modem maker OmniTel Inc . |
| 17 | It amused him too that I used only pins to mount most of the items on the card . |
| 18 | Her arthritic knees have improved dramatically and she is able to perform most of the exercises with ease . |
| 19 | Euan Nicolson , sporting a Caribbean suntan from a recent holiday , took the Confined on his Sneakapenny , who never looked like falling but who did his utmost to demolish most of the fences on his way to victory . |