Example sentences of "[vb -s] for the greater [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |