Example sentences of "be [verb] for the most " in BNC.
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| 1 | Restrictive practices concerned with crewing nationality are to continue for the most part until the end of the century . |
| 2 | Development , or modernization , has been seen for the most part in terms of a simple distinction between ‘ traditional ’ and ‘ modern ’ , ‘ underdeveloped ’ and ‘ developed ’ , ‘ agrarian ’ and ‘ industrial ’ societies , in the context of the present time , or of very recent history . |
| 3 | The reason for his pleasure , as well as for the handkerchief 's greyness , was that he had washed it himself … and really he had done just as good a job as the dhobi had been doing for the most extravagant prices . |
| 4 | The award will be made for the most outstanding achievement between 1st August 1991 and 31st July 1992 , and will be presented at the RSGB 's annual convention in September . |
| 5 | She said that while the carrot of jobs was being held out to the local community , local people would only be used for the most menial of tasks . |
| 6 | The money to set up these trusts is to be supplied by industry , and the schools are to be founded for the most part in inner cities , and are to be technological in character . |
| 7 | Putting aside the idea that there is an established generalization of the right kind , we might wonder if there is something related : a sound principle of inquiry , a presumption or guide to be followed for the most part . |
| 8 | It was argued above that it is unacceptable to claim that the mandatory penalty for murder supplies the raison d'être for the qualified defence of provocation : the label ‘ murder ’ should be reserved for the most heinous of killings , and there is a widely held belief that provoked killings are not in this group . |
| 9 | The label ‘ murder ’ , and the stigma thought to accompany it , should be reserved for the most heinous group of killings ; there is a well-recognized offence of manslaughter beneath murder , and this should be used for offences where the culpability is significantly lower . |
| 10 | While John Paul Jones had been captivating the ladies of Paris the French government had been preparing for the most serious attack on England since the Dutch incursion into the Medway . |
| 11 | The kitchen had one small window , the parlour two , one looking out over Brodick Bay , the other inland ; joined to this main building were various outhouses , each having a door , a window , a box-bed , a small deal table , a candlestick , and a wash-basin of its own : these were let for the most part to single gentlemen , though now and again she had also lady lodgers . |
| 12 | They were confined for the most part to the close proximity of the waterways and some parts of the country hardly knew them at all . |
| 13 | Finer grades ( such as Parian or Pentelic ) were used for the most important statuary , and lower-quality and more local marble , mainly from south-western Turkey , was used for the main architectural building blocks of the monument . |
| 14 | Under Queen Anne parties of a modern kind did not exist ; but it is possible to speak without gross inaccuracy of Parliament and the politically active part of the nation as being divided for the most part into Whigs and Tories . |
| 15 | In an exciting competition , BBC Gardeners ' World Magazine , in conjunction with the Buxton Mineral Water Company , is looking for the most imaginative and colourful window boxes , tubs and hanging baskets . |
| 16 | This ability is independent of idiosyncratic beliefs , feelings and usages ( although it may refer to those shared by participants ) , and is based for the most part on quite regular and relatively abstract principles Pragmatics can be taken to be the description of this ability , as it operates both for particular languages and language in general . |
| 17 | The only justification for staying here is to live for the most fundamental programme of change . |
| 18 | The Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded for the most distinguished illustration in a book for children . |
| 19 | The igneous complex is composed for the most part of very resistant rocks , and less erosion has taken place here than with the other rock types , so that this region contains some of the highest hills in the Outer Hebrides , such as Roneval , Bleaval and Chaipaval . |
| 20 | Group frequency correlations have been established for the most common and widely-studied elements , and an experienced worker soon learns to recognize diagnostic bands relevant to his own field of interest . |
| 21 | During the 1860s the energy of the radicals was absorbed for the most part in rebellion against the values and conventions of the educated world from which they sprang . |
| 22 | While the Treaty as a whole was deeply humiliating to Germany , it was accepted for the most part with a sullen resignation and silent disgust . |
| 23 | There was , as far as he could see , nothing that need be identified or admired or paused over : just bare grey rock sheering down to a narrow track which was used for the most part by packhorses and even then not often . |
| 24 | Detailed analysis of the early period of social-democratic activity , during the late 1880s and early 90s , has found that ‘ the relationship between worker and intelligentsia leaders was characterized for the most part by trust , co-operation and mutual respect . ’ |
| 25 | PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT TO MARK the 21st anniversary of the Benson & Hedges Cup , a special trophy was created for the most consistent player of the 1992 tournament . |