Example sentences of "are in the main " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its most unarguable successes are in the main supporting roles . |
| 2 | The part of the 1988 Act which has upset certain religious minorities has been section 8(3) , which states that all religious syllabuses adopted on or after 29 September 1988 must ‘ reflect the fact that the religious traditions in Great Britain are in the main Christian whilst taking account of the teaching and practices of the other principal religions represented in Great Britain ’ . |
| 3 | The fact that the section seeks to justify its own requirements by stating a fact — ‘ the religious traditions in Great Britain are in the main Christian ’ — implies anticipation of this criticism . |
| 4 | It may be that the untapped pool of non-practising nurses are in the main housewives and mothers , or frustrated office workers . |
| 5 | When kept as individuals in a mixed community they can bully other smaller species but they are in the main more peaceable than the average marine fish . |
| 6 | Pillar roses are in the main simply less vigorous ramblers — climbers and climbing sports are sometimes included — that normally do not reach more than about 9–10ft ( 2.7–3m ) in height or cane length . |
| 7 | Skates says MV customers are in the main small businesses which are n't making replacement purchases while the recession 's on . |
| 8 | All but one room are in the main part of the building . |
| 9 | The hotel 's twin bedrooms are in the main farmhouse building , and suites , for those seeking greater space and comfort , are in old ‘ Trulli ’ houses nearby . |
| 10 | I am s one that has just been recently appointed to one of these er regional ecumenical teams and at a meeting that was held for the three presbytery areas in the sort of west coast of Scotland , around the Greenoch area , erm it was , it became apparent that all these people who are being appointed er through their , their churches are in the main clergy and the convenor of the local committee himself a ruling elder of the Church of Scotland expressed concern about this , that there is no real er and I would just put it to the , to the assembly , there is there is no need for these members to be members of the clergy , in fact it would be good if presbyteries remembered when making a nomination eh that it , er it need n't be , it could be a , a an elder or indeed er a lay person holding no particular office within the church . |
| 11 | One can see that the natural sciences are in the main concerned with the ‘ knowing ’ of physical , chemical and biological ‘ objects ’ in a largely ‘ normal ’ or operational mode . |
| 12 | He found a certain amount of fossil evidence that the time planes were not parallel with the lithological boundaries and he came to the general conclusion that the facies to the north are in the main younger than those to the south . |
| 13 | Sometimes such instructions are in the main schedules , but on other occasions they may be found in one of the other Tables , for example Table 1 or Table 4 . |
| 14 | Private law proceedings are in the main the province of the court welfare officer although there is power to request a report from a welfare officer in any proceedings under the Children Act ( s7 ) . |
| 15 | These transitions are in the main successful in linking different phases and details of a flight with the central themes and prominent linguistic features of popular fiction which Nash treats as being the " airport literature " par excellence . |
| 16 | In addition Joey Dunlop , Johnny Rea and new Regal champion Ian King are in the main event . |