Example sentences of "[verb] been [verb] that most " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately , it has been demonstrated that most non-polar polymers can be treated in this way and results agree well with direct measurements of . |
| 2 | Although it has been argued that most of the ideas central to general systems theory are certainly valuable , they had been applied to it without formal knowledge of the theory ( Jennings , 1973 , p. 124 ) , nevertheless the theory has focused thinking and has probably been responsible for a more comprehensive view of many environmental situations . |
| 3 | It should be obvious from all that has been said that most small towns played a significant role in the economic life of the province , alongside the cities and major towns . |
| 4 | The ‘ state of the art ’ of soil conservation is clearly in a sorry mess : ‘ The need for soil conservation was emphasised by Bennett ( 1955 ) , Jacks and Whyte ( 1939 ) and many others … but so little has been achieved that most recent reports … are virtually undistinguishable in factual content and sentiment from the earlier studies . ’ |
| 5 | It has been suggested that most of the major problems in the analysis of modern bureaucracies concern the degree of responsiveness they display in adjusting their behaviour to the wants of the public they are supposed to serve . |
| 6 | It has been shown that most suicide attempters are aware of the existence of agencies where they could obtain help , such as the general practitioner , social workers , or the Samaritans ( Kreitman and Chowdhury 1973b ) ; in fact , a significant proportion of attempters had been in touch with one or more of these agencies in the weeks preceding the attempt ( Bancroft et al. 1977 ) . |
| 7 | After the war I vowed I would never wear a white tie again , and never have , I dislike it so much ; so , having been informed that most of those below the salt would be wearing black ties anyway , I put on my Kennedy tartan smoking jacket with green velvet facings which I had recently had made and of which I was sure that Sir Walter , who often wore a plaid , would have approved . |