Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] many [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However the influence of television practice is strong and many publishers of classroom video materials for language teaching have opted for continuity of character , an ongoing story and a repeated format . |
| 2 | It is possible that many cases of petty assault were instituted as retaliation for verbal abuse . |
| 3 | But it is doubtful whether many Greeks were taken in by such propaganda . |
| 4 | The Conservatives did not increase these allowances , but it is doubtful whether many voters were influenced to change their allegiances on this issue . |
| 5 | Total membership fluctuated widely around 5,000 and it is clear that many members only stayed with the Party for a short time . |
| 6 | It is clear that many others — perhaps Lanfranc too — saw this . |
| 7 | In the meantime , it is clear that many judges consider that the Lord Chancellor 's Department has ceased to act as an intermediary or ‘ hinge ’ between themselves and the executive Government and has become as much a part of the governmental machinery as any other Department of State . |
| 8 | Constituency party activists were certainly mostly pro-Thatcher , but it is clear that many MPs used the secrecy of the ballot to oppose her . |
| 9 | Also , it has proved very difficult to reproduce the events which led to Fleming 's famous observation , and it is clear that many versions of the story which were published 15 or more years later , after penicillin became famous , drew on faded but vivacious memories and are more or less imaginary . |
| 10 | His career was not without its less attractive moments , and it is sad that many fans will remember the famous picture in the 1981 Wisden of him kicking down the stumps after having an appeal refused in New Zealand almost as readily as they will recall his wonderful bowling ; yet even in dissent he was physically graceful , and the picture is positively balletic . |
| 11 | Official and personal discrimination is widespread and many Koreans are forced to take inferior jobs . |
| 12 | Since pigeons ' ears are not exceptional , it is likely that many birds can pick up infrasound . |
| 13 | It is likely that many changes will take place in the near future . |
| 14 | With such a variety of floral devices it is inevitable that many comparisons with other second century mosaics are possible . |
| 15 | It is unlikely that many Europeans would have had access to Aristotle 's writings , but the cuckoo 's habits were certainly well enough known during the Middle Ages for them to be mentioned by Chaucer ( in The Parlement of Foules , 1382 ) , and for the term ‘ cuckold ’ — describing a man deceived by his wife — to have passed into the English language . |
| 16 | It is unlikely that many visitors will peer too closely into the workings of Spain after a decade of socialist rule . |
| 17 | This is important because many devices for measuring low flow speeds in turn require calibration . |
| 18 | It is notorious that many scientists do not love words : scientific language has already had a disastrous effect on the use of language throughout society . |
| 19 | ‘ The need for proof is essential because many organisations fail to recognise bullying , even when it is causing serious disruption within their workforce . |
| 20 | It is probable that many factors are involved in the incidence , and that these vary among populations . |
| 21 | While the woman has no natural way of eliminating the infection , it is probable that many men carry the infection in the urethra for a matter of a few days only , after which the flushing action of passing urine may eliminate the organisms . |
| 22 | If , conversely , one used educational and type-of-occupation criteria to classify individuals ( and these are highly relevant to the question of how standard a speaker 's language is ) , it is probable that many wives , especially those of working-class men , would come out above their husbands . |
| 23 | It is probable that many patients are treated privately and so these cases are not notified and also that some patients may come to England for diagnosis and treatment . |
| 24 | Indeed , it is notable that many contemporaries saw the Revolution as being mainly a Tory achievement . |
| 25 | Rob Wilson 's courtesy and kindness is legendary and many years ago he indirectly helped my mother to hook her first salmon . |
| 26 | CPRW is worried that many areas of beautiful countryside , some protected as special landscapes , could be badly damaged . |
| 27 | For this reason , if for no other , the study of polymers is difficult and many techniques must be used . |
| 28 | I think that mixing is difficult because many houses are not accessible and so I can not just ‘ drop in ’ . |
| 29 | The communist party should not be banned , it is true that many members of it did support er an coup , on the other hand so many people joined the communist party for advancement and it 's not very democratic to ban a party which has had su such power and such membership . |
| 30 | It is true that many films and television programmes are about violence and murder and it does n't take long for children to copy ideas . |