Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [vb -s] [verb] many " in BNC.
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1 | CPRE pointed out that 40 UK rivers have been diagnosed as suffering from over-extraction , and removal of water from porous rocks has caused many of them to become sluggish or dry up completely . |
2 | At a more modest level , we can say that legislation on restrictive practices has eliminated many cases of blatant anti-competitive behaviour and that the Director-General of Fair Trading now has powers to promote the provision of better consumer information ( e.g. the Trade Descriptions Act ) and to monitor general company behaviour . |
3 | President Rafsanjani 's faction has ensured that a committee set up to vet candidates ' Islamic credentials has eliminated many hardliners , such as Ayatollah Khalkhali , who sentenced thousands to death early in the revolution . |
4 | Recent work in which an adenoma cell line was exposed to chemical carcinogens has duplicated many of the in vivo genetic findings . |
5 | But a string of bomb attacks in Manila in recent weeks has led many people to believe that a new coup attempt ca n't be far away . |