Example sentences of "the [adv] common [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Collection of a few of the mostly common species for the home aquaria is unlikely to diminish the local fauna , except in a few special areas , which need to be respected . |
| 2 | The two-part tariff is the most common payment method , where customers pay a standing charge , plus a charge for the water consumed . |
| 3 | The Mercator projection is one of the most common map projections in general use . |
| 4 | A If it 's any consolation , this is one of the most common cat problems . |
| 5 | One way of evading restrictions was to find sinecure posts for good players ; one man was given the job of checking the advertising posters for the club , though the most common trick was for club directors , who were often substantial employers , to find part-time or simply bogus jobs for which payment was made . |
| 6 | In both cases , however , it was clear that among those respondents who thought in terms of ‘ class ’ the most common designations were ‘ working ’ and ‘ middle ’ . |
| 7 | Among the most common conditions are depression , confusion and dementia . |
| 8 | Cancer , cystic fibrosis , muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy are the most common conditions in the group , although there are children — like Amelia — with quite rare illnesses . |
| 9 | The most common type is the high , wide central doorway , closed by hinged double doors . |
| 10 | Probably the most common type of conversion project at the present time is the adaptation of a mill or warehouse into a block of dwellings . |
| 11 | But Prof Boulois said the vaccine would save most lives by protecting against the most common type of pneumonia , which often followed influenza and was widely misdiagnosed . |
| 12 | The most common type of instrumental argument relies , as a reason for recognizing the validity of consent , on the facts that the agent has the best information to judge whether it is best to create the right or not and that he is sufficiently motivated to act for the best . |
| 13 | The most common type of star in the Galaxy turns out to the humble red dwarf . |
| 14 | The most common type encountered is 100 per cent linen or cotton in an off white loose weave fabric known variously as stockinette , mutton cloth or scrim . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , Bancroft et al. ( 1977 ) found that more than half the attempters felt they had needed some form of help before the act , and that the most common type of help wanted was someone to talk to . |
| 16 | Although such censorship is not the most common type of censorship in libraries , it is the one in recent years that has threatened to be the most damaging . |
| 17 | Acne vulgaris is the most common type of acne . |
| 18 | The square bridge is the most common type stocked and the 6A version is usually rated from about 200V p.i.v. to 600V p.i.v . |
| 19 | Dog-Shoots-Master is the most common type of incident . |
| 20 | The latest government figures show that incidents of Salmonella , the most common type of food poisoning , reached an all-time high last month , even higher than during the Salmonella-in-eggs scandal . |
| 21 | The most common type of contextual information to be implemented in script recognition is that of the surrounding letters ( Ehrich and Koehler , 1975 ; Goshtasby and Ehrich , 1988 ) , or orthography . |
| 22 | The most common type of dispute is divorce , since spouses can not , by Buid cultural definition , avoid one another for long . |
| 23 | While married couples are the most common type amongst the under 75s , women alone are the most common type of household among the over-75 age-group . |
| 24 | While married couples are the most common type amongst the under 75s , women alone are the most common type of household among the over-75 age-group . |
| 25 | The most common type of LPG gas is butane , but it does not vaporise — so therefore can not burn — at temperatures below about 4°C . |
| 26 | The most common type of alternative remedy is an appeal to a higher level within the decision-making body ( for example , from a government official to the Secretary of State ) , or to some external body such as a tribunal . |
| 27 | The most common type of sickling crises in adults , and also potentially the most dangerous , is the ‘ chest syndrome ’ . |
| 28 | Polypropylene cages with stainless steel grid lids and solid bases are the most common type but if , for example , cages are to be autoclaved regularly , metal cages may be more appropriate . |
| 29 | Discarded fragments of objects are the most common type of find on archaeological sites , and consequently it is this ‘ yesterday 's rubbish ’ that provides most information about the site and the people who used it . |
| 30 | They were the classic forest hunters of Siberian whose family bands moved from place to place , camping in conical , deerskin-covered tents , the most common type of nomadic dwelling in the north , to which the Russians applied the Komi term chum . |