Example sentences of "[that] [prep] [det] [noun pl] the " in BNC.

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31 Wheare 's remarks above should be noted , namely , that in many countries the constitution is ‘ treated with neglect or contempt ’ .
32 list , to the extent that in many instances the weights recorded for each species in the two lists are quite different .
33 It is all very confusing with the result , in my experience , that in many instances the fishkeeper has to find the right feed level by trial and error , which invariably involves water quality problems , as well as compromising the health of the fish until the correct balance is achieved .
34 The clinical purpose stems from the fact that in many instances the co-operation of the patient and the patient 's faith or at least confidence in the efficiency of the treatment is a major factor contributing to the treatment 's success .
35 I 've visited several large gardens recently and find that in many cases the plants in the herbaceous borders are supported by plastic-coated wire frames of varying sizes .
36 It was apparent that in many cases the Board 's advertising had been ineffective or unattractive .
37 A survey of this type , whilst useful to illustrate the extent of the odour problem in England does not , however , give an accurate picture and may even underestimate the problem , as it is apparent that in many cases the public , for various reasons do not complain .
38 In considering the claims filed against accountants , it must be emphasised that in many cases the underlying reasons for such suits are not negligence or incompetence on the part of auditors , but the consequence of faulty business policies and management decisions , or even carefully planned and executed frauds .
39 The inexorable growth of specialization has meant that in many cases the concept of the discipline ‘ as a whole ’ is now largely historical , and the time has long gone when one person could command a general understanding of all its facets and branches .
40 I am not convinced that even in theory this is an accurate reflection of section 2 , for I think it possible that in many cases the investigation will have concluded at an earlier stage .
41 The evidence shows that in many cases the minister of state has set a date for the first review later than would have been the case if he had adopted the views expressed by the judiciary .
42 However , it is less appreciated that in many cases the causality also appears to work in the opposite direction ; that is , the nature of the British housing system tends to form and perpetuate major demographic differentials in terms of fertility , nuptiality and marital breakdown , and mortality .
43 Differences remained ; but it was also clear that in many cases the two countries could work together , on an equal and principled basis , without prejudice to the interests of other countries .
44 They were quite aware that in many cases the men were , in a friendly manner , constantly trying to outwit them , in order that their gain might be greater — at the expense , of course , of the mine .
45 The second sub-section looks at the implementation of more sophisticated open-loop control schemes and shows that in many cases the choice of software- or hardware-based control depends on the aspects of performance which are most important in the particular application .
46 Looking back over them , I see that in many cases the same underlying tension is addressed in different ways .
47 The experiments of the past six years have demonstrated that in many cases the usual ways in which children have been taught to read can be improved .
48 Perhaps the most honest judicial statement in this area came from Lord Denning : The truth is that in many cases the legislature has left the point open …
49 The scientists come from all over the E-C , but behind the team spirit , there 's always been anger that in many cases the British are paid only half that of their Continental colleagues .
50 Interviews with other staff reinforced this impression and it seemed that in many departments the self-appraisal did not receive much considered attention .
51 Does my hon. Friend accept that in many authorities the work being carried out by professional and technical officers is of a high standard and very cost-effective ?
52 It came to the conclusion that in many ways the object-oriented paradigm simply emphasises best practice for existing approaches to coding .
53 Some such explanation seems called for , given the fact that in many ways the two theories of Reich and Freud did not disagree fundamentally on the one area of the need for sexual reform .
54 I would have thought that in many ways the divisions which exist in this country and in Europe over religious matters are not largely to do with our past .
55 He acknowledges that in many sectors the legal framework , which is based on the Portuguese legal system , needs tightening .
56 The overview of mental health policy in the USA and Europe presented in Chapter 1 suggests that in many aspects the British case is typical of the continental process of reform .
57 Thinking of the almost natural way in which particularly young middle-class girls , but by no means only they , repressed all behaviour and thoughts concerning sex , one could say , that in many respects the preceding middle-class generations had to restrain their sexual — and possibly other — urges and inclinations , because these controls functioned quite blindly , beyond the conscious control of the individuals concerned … .
58 Its report , Fit for the Future says that in many respects the Parks have failed to live up to the expectations of their founders , as enshrined in the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act .
59 But of greater importance for the social anthropologists themselves is that in many societies the distinction between biological kinship and sociological kinship is quite clearly recognized and the degree of their identification or dissociation is a matter of formal rules : " Copulation and marriage are not the same thing " or : " Copulation and marriage are the same thing " as the case may be .
60 The effect of this change in responsibility has been that in many schools the provision of meals and the supervision of children during the mid-day break has drifted out to the margins of importance and there has been , in general , a gradual decline in the numbers of children receiving cooked meals on school premises .
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