Example sentences of "[Wh det] [be] [verb] [prep] many " in BNC.

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1 In any case , there are earthier explanations , such as the changes in sea level favoured by Newell ( 1963 and 1967 ) , or changes in climate ( perhaps themselves brought about by changes in the earth 's magnetism ) which are favoured by many authors .
2 Also responsible are retailers ' own-label products , which are eating into many brands ' market shares .
3 In adult Pterygota the cerci are retained in the Palaeopteran and Orthopteroid orders but pregenital abdominal appendages are absent and the only other abdominal appendages present are the gonopods which are believed by many to enter into the formation of the genitalia or external reproductive organs .
4 These could result from the economic , social and political problems , " including ethnic rivalries and territorial disputes , which are faced by many countries in central and eastern Europe " .
5 It , too , is based on a detailed classification of occupations ( similar , though not identical , to those of the OPCS ) , which are grouped for many purposes into three social classes :
6 At the root of this divide , as Pugin and Dickens both perceive , lie mechanical production and the profit motive , both of which are reflected in many details of the drawing , and are summed up in the subject of the lecture , advertised by the ‘ Mechanicks Institute ’ , ‘ on a new designing machine capable of making 1000 changes with the same set of ornaments ’ .
7 But the acid or neutral clays which are found in many parts of Britain are as good for lime haters are are acid sands .
8 Complex carbohydrates are desirable for three reasons : they are slowly digested and release their energy at a steadier rate foods rich in complex carbohydrates are also rich in vitamins and minerals , which are essential for the metabolism of sugar and the steady release of its energy such foods are also high in fibre , high intakes of which are associated with many health benefits .
9 Along with the rise in car ownership came a fall in interest in horse-drawn vehicles which were seen by many to symbolize war time austerity and petrol rationing .
10 When Croat historians have subsequently spoken of the " Bleiburg Tragedy " this is what they really mean : and the massacres which were to continue in many parts of northern Yugoslavia during the weeks and months which followed were among the consequences of that victory and that " tragedy " .
11 The tweedy lady , very county , who suffered from some extreme fungoid disease of her feet , which were wrapped in many layers of polythene and which in a public cinema would have guaranteed her a whole row to herself , but at the NFT caused whoever was unfortunate to have the adjoining numbered seat to retain vivid Aromavision memories of particular films .
12 These was felt to be an excessive use in the Act of phrases such as ‘ consult ’ , ‘ challenge ’ , ‘ take note of ’ and ‘ reasonable ’ , which were thought by many to be vague and open to interpretation .
13 Although a revised standard on going concern is needed , it is important that this SAS , which is seen by many as a critical element in reducing the expectation gap , is not rushed and that due consideration is given to all the issues the commentators have raised .
14 The calcite of this species is preserved with a gloss on the surface , in a matrix of slightly cavernous limestone , which is composed of many broken fragments of other fossils .
15 Thus that most typical mid-Victorian scientist William Thompson , Lord Kelvin ( typical in his combination of great if conventional theoretical power , quite enormous technological fertility and consequent business success ) , was clearly not happy about the mathematics of Clerk Maxwell 's electromagnetic theory of light , which is regarded by many as the point of departure for modern physics .
16 Although my right hon. Friend the Member for Worthing ( Mr. Higgins ) and my hon. Friend the Member for Horsham ( Sir P. Hordern ) mentioned in interventions yesterday a situation in my county of West Sussex which is replicated in many other local authority areas , there should be an opportunity — within order — to raise matters of concern and to obtain assurances from Ministers about them .
17 The Authorized Version of the Bible provides a fund of marvellous examples , a quality which is lost in many modem translations .
18 As I said before , the risk of collective action of this sort , which is regretted by many teachers ( as reflected in the rise and fall of the memberships of the different unions over the last few years ) , is that it tends to reduce to the lowest common denominators of more pay on the one hand and a narrow-minded , knee-jerk resistance to change on the other .
19 Training is directed towards encouraging advisers to recognise such clients and then help them to resolve their problems themselves with self-help material , which is produced in many areas .
20 It is a pity that a magazine , which is purchased by many who are not supporters of the English rugby team , must print articles that serve only to stir primitive xenophobic sentiments in the reader .
21 One alternative to rub-down transfers which is preferred by many designers is the use of crepe-paper tapes .
22 The poor mobility , fear of falling and resulting social isolation which is experienced by many older people , for example , could often be improved simply by better foot care and chiropody services .
23 Lifting the cup of wine which symbolically pointed to His blood which would be shed on the cross He said ‘ This is my blood of the new testament which is shed for many for the remission of sins . ’
24 Conference , to have a sign in the front and rear of your car may help all new drivers to understand that as a new driver you are entering a system that we are not aware of , speed , which is associated with many other items causes the very things that we work in our day-to-day lives under health and safety to stop .
25 Continuous assessment , which is used at many colleges in the United States , is more conducive to maintaining a short-term aim in the student 's mind .
26 Their success is with a short-haul freight plane called Skyvan , which is used in many remote areas of the world , with the Shorts 330 small airliner , and with parts for export to Boeing and Lockheed in the USA .
27 The manipulation of statutory reserve requirements is another form of credit rationing which is used in many countries .
28 5.3 There are two further reasons for not accepting any sort of identification between adverbal adjectives and predicate qualifiers , apart from the indications given by ambiguity , and by the fact that they correspond to different types of question , and by the intuitively close relationship which is found in many cases between a verb + adverbal adjective pair and a single lexical verb .
29 Overall then it seems likely that the motivation and commitment which is found among many mature students is a major factor in the success of many students with non-traditional qualifications .
30 A preferred alternative — also extensively administered to black women with or without their knowledge or consent — is the contraceptive injection , Depo Provera , which is banned in many Western countries but made available in South Africa by Upjohn Belgium .
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