Example sentences of "[be] [adv] often [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Riverside lands on which attempts at habitat creation by engineers and environmentalists have been abandoned are more often than not those where the demands of agents have thwarted such proposals . |
| 2 | Cheap pots are more often than not responsible for noise , irrespective of whether the host instrument is used with a wireless system or not . |
| 3 | We , at Motorlux Volvo , recognise that over 35% of all car drivers in Britain are female and their particular motoring requirements are more often than not completely misunderstood by the average dealership . |
| 4 | Even when experts leave us with choices , we are more often than not reluctant to exercise such choice ; ‘ what do you recommend ? ’ , we ask . |
| 5 | When the rosy spectacles are laid aside , it is clear that what to the husband and children can be a refreshing hobby — after all they are more often than not the consumers , not the producers , of the home-made jam — to the wife can be another variant of the natural mother image and in everyday terms can mean longer than ever hours at the chopping board . |
| 6 | In Yorkshire the houses of the period tend to be of stone rubble while in the former Wiltshire downlands they are more often than not made of cob , a mixture of chalk , straw and manure , or of flint rubble . |
| 7 | They are more often than not monolingual and monocultural and , as language teachers , in a position of power . |
| 8 | Now killings are more often than not anonymous , motiveless in the sense that there is no relational link between the killer and his victim . |
| 9 | First , tonally matched movements are more often than not interlinked by their opening motifs , which are chordal or linear , following the nature of the affect and the rhythms of the text . |
| 10 | In Prokop v DHSS and Another [ 1985 ] CLY 1037 , May LJ stated the relevant principle clearly in the following passage : On the facts in Jefford v Gee the relevant loss of earnings continued throughout from accident to trial , and indeed went on thereafter … it is , I think , quite clear from the judgment , and indeed from the application of arithmetical commonsense , that the half-rate approach there referred to is only applicable to cases where the special damages comprise more or less regular periodical losses which are continuous from the date of the accident to the date of the trial ; these are more often than not lost earnings . |
| 11 | Moderator it ca n't be very often that a young minister contradicts a giant of the church in open assembly but it did happen several years ago . |
| 12 | However , alterations were more often than not effected with some degree of sympathy for the existing fabric and atmosphere . |
| 13 | If they had children in the house , they were more often than not other people 's , and therefore more likely to be ill-treated . |
| 14 | FE students were more often than not financially squeezed , and books were not the priority . |
| 15 | Those who left service for marriage were as often as not entering an economically less secure situation : rarely one in which they could expect to be " kept " in comfort . |
| 16 | Sir , — While post-match camaraderie among opposing rugby players is legend , it is less often that their respect and concern for each other on the field of play receives recognition . |
| 17 | They wrote : ‘ It is not often that a major British church seeks such an interview , and the conference and our 500,000 members and 1 million community can not but be offended . |
| 18 | It is not often that a major commanding such a small force gets the opportunity to present his views to the Prime Minister . |
| 19 | As with most areas of sociological study , it is not often that a simple and unproblematic definition can be established . |
| 20 | Soil creep is still moving the weathered rocks down the slopes but it is not often that the changing river channel is directly below a slope to remove this rock debris . |
| 21 | It is not often that I receive ‘ fan'-letters , and I always acknowledge them unless they are impertinent , or have obviously been written by lunatics . |
| 22 | It is not often that secateurs or the knife is proven to be the carrier of infection ; of course , if you know you are working on infected wood , it is only common sense to disinfect your tools with Lysol or a similar substance before moving on to plants that are clean . |
| 23 | It is not often that Britain can claim a first in the field of sports science , but this research is breaking new ground . |
| 24 | It is not often that the MacQuitty tastebuds are stumped by a GH recipe . |
| 25 | It is not often that the Organ publishes press releases , but an exception might usefully be made in the case of the handouts by Random House about the personnel changes there . |
| 26 | It is not often that the Opposition play to the Government 's strengths , but , as my hon. Friend the Member for Batley and Spen ( Mrs. Peacock ) said , the council tax is a simple and fair tax , and she was right to welcome its rebate scheme and its transitional relief . |
| 27 | Elean : As a firm supporter of the South African People 's struggle , it is not often that we see this side of apartheid oppression coming out in the liberation literature . |
| 28 | THE CRITICS Musicon Concert : Durham Cathedral IT is not often that the reverberant acoustic of Durham Cathedral enhances the sounds produced by a orchestra ; but two of the items in this concert certainly benefitted from the extra resonance . |
| 29 | It 's not often that someone can get paid for doing what they enjoy most . |
| 30 | It 's not often that I can say a piece of equipment is inspiring , but reviewing the A2 actually got me coming up with some ideas that I just had to get on tape . |