Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] that most " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was great as Beattie — and it was heartening to find that most of the other winning ads had humorous themes . |
| 2 | The pool sequence ( Table 1 ) showed a predominant signal for proline at position 2 indicating that most peptides bound to HLA-B53 have this ‘ anchor ’ residue at position 2 . |
| 3 | This meant that most Liberals remained resolutely opposed to the idea that the Liberal Party had to change its policies to fit the new problems facing society . |
| 4 | In pence per record terms , this means that most bands receive a royalty of between 50p and 70p per album sold . |
| 5 | All this means that most critics never get to grips with masculinity 's perennial fascination . |
| 6 | And if our understanding of star formation is correct , then this means that most stars of the same size and density as our Sun will have planetary systems . |
| 7 | This means that most of the recent increase in the proportion of non-manual employment in the employed population has been due to the expansion of service industries and not due to a rise in the number of government employees . |
| 8 | This means that most of BT is a rewriting and as such embodies considered judgements not " hasty afterthoughts " . |
| 9 | If the Government are not prepared to abolish that most ineffective policy , will they at least consider flexibility in the application of the rules , taking particular account of men who are kept on shore because of bad weather or boat maintenance ? |
| 10 | The CNAA was to interpret this to mean that most DipHE programmes would be designed to have ‘ two distinct outlets for their successful Diplomates . |
| 11 | It is for this reason that many of the extracts from the data which we use in the volume are accounts and nearverbatim records of spontaneous conversations in natural situations , for we thought it unreliable to ‘ interview ’ respondents formally ( van Maanen 1982 : 140 argues that most ethnographic data are conversation-based ) . |
| 12 | There was a striking coincidence in the appearance of the first text on the evils of onanism ( which included both masturbation and coitus interruptus ) with the sheath being first advertised , in the mid-eighteenth century , and this suggests that most of the early tracts were probably addressed to adults . |
| 13 | It is easy to forget that most of the energy that the real world consumes is in the million of stoves burning gas , kerosene , wood and coal in homes across the Third World . |
| 14 | Table 16–4 shows that most government spending is financed through taxation . |
| 15 | For instance , Figure 17.2 shows that most shoppers at one particular supermarket live within 1.5 kilometres of the store . |
| 16 | It was hard to believe that most of these islands were populated and we often caught glimpses of island ferries plying industriously between lonely rockbound piers . |
| 17 | Allowing for a certain amount of exaggeration , it would be reasonable to assume that most of the wealthy landowners and business men would have suffered in this ruthless purge . |
| 18 | While it can not be compulsory for your child to be involved in Compact it is reasonable to assume that most young people would wish to be involved since Compact supports them in achieving standards of attainment and behaviour that schools are striving to raise . |
| 19 | A survey of employers in 1981 suggested that most employers believed age discrimination was an admitted problem in many companies . |
| 20 | The DoE was able to confirm that most of the advertisers involved had not obtained their consent . |
| 21 | But it 's important to remember that most young people do not take drugs . |
| 22 | Our opinion survey in Chapter 6 showed that most voters felt television news on both networks was unbiased ; but amongst the minority who felt it was biased a majority thought it was biased towards the Conservatives and against both Labour and the Alliance . |
| 23 | A sample survey carried out for the NCC in 1978 showed that most country-dwellers go to town or out-of-town shopping centres to buy things like furniture or clothes . |
| 24 | It is also important to add that most large companies also issue recordings of lesser appeal , notably in the classical field . |
| 25 | Some — such as those asserting that most of the world 's people now live around the Ocean — are questionable ( as will be explored shortly ) . |
| 26 | I 'm very ashamed to say that most of my close friends , probably all of my close friends , are in the industry . |
| 27 | An international review of evaluated programmes published in 1978 concluded that most of these early programmes failed to influence smoking behaviour ( although several had achieved educational objectives such as improving knowledge and understanding of the relation between smoking and disease ) . |
| 28 | While it seems unlikely that any regional system will be developed , it is important to note that most government departments with responsibilities for local services have systems of regional offices . |
| 29 | It is important to note that most of the authorities which have experienced the more punitive forms of grant limitation and all but one of the authorities which have experienced rate capping have been Labour controlled . |
| 30 | It is important to note that most campaigners have been working quietly in communities for years but despite this , attitudes on genital mutilation have not changed very much . |