Example sentences of "[noun sg] in most [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , and far more important , the main factor in most men 's standard of living was not what they could earn but what they could produce , and here conditions were dominated not by economic relationships with other men but by something far more basic , the annual and unpredictable variations in the weather and the effects which this would have on the harvest . |
| 2 | The exhibition , curated by Joan Solomon and Sue Isherwood , highlights the first and most significant relationship in most women 's lives ( until 22 Mar ) . |
| 3 | Nationality as such played little part in most respondents ' educational life-chances or expectations ; and educational attainment in turn was far more important than nationality as a determinant of occupational position , although Russians did enjoy some advantages in applying for minor bureaucratic positions because of their better knowledge of the language in which most state business was conducted . |
| 4 | And being a wife/partner is a much higher priority in most women 's lives ( 81% ) than being a mother ( 69% ) or a wage earner ( 47% ) . |
| 5 | Banks have a dominant role in most countries ' financial markets . |