Example sentences of "is generally the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As internal partitions and old seating are removed in favour of connected raised levels of hardwood balustrades and matching chairs , the uniqueness of the pub is generally the first casualty . |
| 2 | However , it is generally the case that violence against women provokes no strong emotion in policemen . |
| 3 | Watering from below , by standing the pot in a few inches of water in the sink until the surface compost is damp , is generally the easiest method . |
| 4 | Furthermore , it is generally the case that what the Catholics were actually doing is far less important in understanding the actions of the Protestants than Protestant beliefs about what Catholics were doing . |
| 5 | ‘ Prospective home owners exercise more choice in the design and building phases and homes tend to incorporate more individual architecture and specifications than is generally the case in the U.K. There are correspondingly few large building contractors involved in speculative residential development . |
| 6 | Medium leys , down from three to five years , are rather like arable crops in that maximum yield during those years is generally the main objective . |
| 7 | But , as is generally the case , governments think along far shorter time scales than energy planners . |
| 8 | Most Compton FELs operate in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum ( 0.7–250 ) , which is generally the most interesting region of the spectrum both in chemistry and in medicine . |
| 9 | This is generally the first meeting which the newly-elected councillor will attend after his election . |
| 10 | These concepts are utilised in the Procedure Audit process to determine measures of success from a specified point of view , as agreed by the person responsible for the procedure and its continued existence , which in practical terms is generally the person who can authorise changes to be made . |
| 11 | It is generally the heavier bird who wins these fights . |
| 12 | There is no statutory minimum sentence for rape , but five years is generally the most lenient term . |
| 13 | Where movement is a major element in a scene , such as in a shot of a passing vehicle , a diagonal composition is generally the most effective and pleasing to watch because of the increased illusion of depth . |
| 14 | Barley was not always the only cereal grown , but it is generally the most common . |
| 15 | The implications of a more general dispersal of prestige items , as is generally the case outside Kent , is of a less developed society more dependent on primitive valuables moving horizontally and cementing relationships between major and minor allies . |
| 16 | Summer is generally the most interesting if the tide is right . |
| 17 | None of these allowable deductions is ‘ uncommon in other countries but they are more wide-ranging in Japan than is generally the case elsewhere ’ ( Elston 1981 p.515 ) . |
| 18 | In fact it is generally the case that the achievement of more than one independent policy objective requires the adoption of a combination of policy tools . |
| 19 | However , as is generally the case with most benefits hard won from the state , once implemented the recipients unite in defence of it when it appears to be under threat . |
| 20 | Despite the tenant being referred to as ‘ him ’ , it is generally the woman of the household who bears the brunt of housing management principles . |
| 21 | However , it is generally the case that women do more housework than men . |
| 22 | The cost of training is generally the responsibility of parents or the state and not that of the trainees themselves . |
| 23 | Spring is generally the season in which to sow , but some germinate better if sown in late summer or early autumn , that is , as soon as the parent plants have flowered and set seed , and the seed has ripened . |
| 24 | While births and deaths are required by law to be notified to the Registrar General , migration — which is generally the most significant component of population change at regional and local levels and has increased its importance as rates of natural increase have declined — is much more poorly documented ( Willis , 1974 ; Rees , 1977 ; Ogilvy , 1980 ; Stillwell , 1986 ) . |
| 25 | It is generally the case that the voter has to choose between two to four candidates , each of whom is the representative of a specific political party . |
| 26 | Because trying to meet this criterion has occupied so much of my research time in the past two decades it is worth spelling out again that to adopt a reductionist methodology in research strategy — that is , to try to stabilize the world that one is studying by manipulating one variable at a time , holding everything else as constant as possible — is generally the only way to do experiments from which one can draw clear conclusions . |
| 27 | And although the basic conception of song-treatment is generally the same as in Walter 's collection ( four or five parts , melody usually in the tenor ) there is much more imitative polyphony and higher technical accomplishment . |
| 28 | Of these , painting is generally the easiest and least expensive . |
| 29 | Whereas in the West it is generally the province of the privileged , in developing countries it is often the beating heart of resistance to oppression . |
| 30 | So it was believed that a pronunciation change in one word would be followed by changes in all similar words — that there are laws of language evolution — and that is generally the case . |