Example sentences of "[vb -s] for the great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | did before or after the events we are told of in the tales , and this holds for the great majority of the fabliaux . |
| 2 | This , however , has been felt to be rather ironical since , although he is critical of idealism and maintains a formal commitment to empirical rationalism , it is Hobhouse who in fact calls for the greater degree of state intervention . |
| 3 | Probably this accounts for the greater part of the increase in sede vacante presentations made by the king , but he and his clerks pushed their claims to the limit . |
| 4 | Bone china tableware accounts for the greater part of output at the Wedgwood factory , where about one hundred designs are currently used in the production of this distinctively English ceramic ware . |
| 5 | The principle upon which it operates is that the pool is split into two components : the first is referred to as ‘ common funding ’ and accounts for the greater bulk of the pool ; and the second is known as ‘ further funding ’ and comprises an element of additional financing for those institutions which have a high historic unit cost . |
| 6 | Amongst these are the Turkish Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 at Paris , and the terrible collision on the ground at Tenerife between Pan American and KLM Boeing 747s which to this day accounts for the greatest number of fatalities in a single accident . |
| 7 | The votary of ahi sā strives for the greatest good of all , which means that he goes beyond utilitarianism . |
| 8 | The publication of land registers for the greater part of the country represents a major opportunity to secure the better use of massive acreages of underused land . |