Example sentences of "carry the main [noun] [prep] " 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 | Another favourite to go out early on was Kevin Mitchell who retired at Portrush on lap one so it was left to Brian Reid , Alan Patterson , and Alan Irwin to carry the main challenge to Dunlop along with Milling and Lougher . |
| 4 | Sixty per cent carry the main responsibility for supporting the disabled or elderly person compared with only 46 per cent of male carers , while the latter are more likely to play a role which is ancillary to another main carer — 42 per cent compared with 31 per cent of female carers ( Evandron , 1990 , p. 15 ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The cast-iron bridge carrying the main road over the River Ouzel or Lovat south of the town dates from 18 10 , and is an interesting example of early iron bridge construction . |
| 7 | Around 1.7 million of these were looking after someone in the same household ; 1.4 million were providing help or supervision for at least twenty hours a week ; and 3.7 million were carrying the main responsibility for providing that help ( Green , 1988 ) . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | So the Federal Reserve board , which carries the main responsibility for general oversight over credit legislation , judges that credit scoring is the most accurate way of discriminating between good and bad payers . |
| 10 | And now he finds himself the man who carries the main hopes of millions of GP crazy Spanish fans . |