Example sentences of "carry the main [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paralleling the Commission was the Council of Ministers , the organ of the national governments , which was to carry the main burden of coordinating policies . |
| 2 | In her study of 61 white mothers conducted in London in 1983–4 , Wilson ( 1987 ) found that none relied upon their children 's grandparents to carry the main burden of child care while they themselves went out to work , but most regarded grandmothers as support which they could use on a more casual basis for babysitting , and as help in emergencies . |
| 3 | Although those who work with old people will have observed for themselves that in this group there are a significant number of male carers , the implications have not been fully drawn out because so many old disabled people at home alone are women and so many younger women carry the main burden of informal care at home . |
| 4 | He says : ‘ In the current recession , which is biting further and further into the North-East , small businesses feel that they are carrying the main thrust of the banking community 's claw back of their lending . ’ |
| 5 | And now he finds himself the man who carries the main hopes of millions of GP crazy Spanish fans . |