Example sentences of "and that most [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Brooke-Rose is careful to point out that a novel is not an act of oral exchange , and that most communication models are thus inappropriate to it ( 1991a:70–1 ) . |
| 2 | This suggests that biological inactivation takes place very rapidly in vivo and that most metabolites of prostacyclin have little vasodepressor activity apart from 6-oxo-prostaglandin El ( reviewed by Whittle and Moncada , 1983 ) . |
| 3 | Knowing which type of memory you require is a matter of experience , but a good thing to remember is that most computers have 640K of base memory — even though they state 1 meg — and that most programs now require at least 530K of this to operate properly . |
| 4 | Please do not forget that bottle banks can be used to save jars as well and that most sites have different banks for coloured and clear glass . |
| 5 | The alternative solution is that the structure of ownership had changed little since 1522 , and that most land values recorded at that date represented the profits from subletting customary holdings — mostly in small parcels since the sums involved did not generally exceed ten or twelve shillings . |
| 6 | It may not be a comfortable fact , but there are clear signs that public appreciation of science and the humanities , of research and scholarship are perhaps worse than they ever were , and that most members of the public see these things as simply irrelevant to their daily lives . |
| 7 | But even here the other member of the department interviewed explained that the syllabus was far less prescriptive than it appeared , and that most members of the department interpreted it fairly flexibly . |
| 8 | Finally , the ‘ intelligentsia ’ and scholarly circles — presumably attached to Leipzig University — in condemning Hess reportedly included some reproaches for Hitler for selecting such a ‘ mentally disturbed person as his possible successor ’ , though it was immediately added that most members of such circles were ‘ nevertheless convinced that the Führer no longer hears at all about the actual mood and situation within the Reich itself and that most things are kept from him ’ . |
| 9 | Most Right-to-Lifers believe that only a threat to the life of the mother is sufficient justification and that most women seek abortions for essentially ‘ trivial ’ reasons . |
| 10 | One can bludgeon them with facts , anecdotes and innuendoes about the ways in which land is being misused , show that even the best of intentions are misguided , and that most people who have to do with land and what it provides hold views which are wrong . |
| 11 | He points out that a lot of abstract painting uses harsh shapes and that most people do not like it , preferring curves and gentle changes of outline direction . |
| 12 | I was struck by the fact that no one referred to how enjoyable it is to drink alcohol and that no one mentioned that in our culture it is absolutely normal to consume alcohol to excess on some occasions and that most people will have experienced the effects of over-indulgence at some time . |
| 13 | It is evident that a relatively small proportion of schools had either chosen or felt able to implement the ISS recommended curriculum and that most schools were not following a broad and balanced curriculum for all pupils . |
| 14 | Mrs Anthony said he was wrong and that most unions negotiated pay structures on a percentage basis . |
| 15 | There is little doubt that most non-Israeli Jews in the world are ‘ for Israel ’ , that most Armenians support the transfer of Nagorno-Karabakh from Azerbaijan to Armenia ; and that most Flemings do their best not to speak French . |
| 16 | As with Lombroso 's work and the Gluecks ' study discussed above , by starting with institutionalised criminals , it is assumed that all prisoners are criminals and that most criminals do , in fact , go to prison . |
| 17 | It remains the case today that most people in Britain marry and have children and that most marriages last a lifetime . |
| 18 | It therefore seems probable that the incidence of chronic radiation enteritis has been generally underestimated ( and may be more than 50% ) , that increased bowel frequency is the most frequent symptom of chronic radiation enteritis , and that most patients with this condition do not seek medical help until the occurrence of a severe complication such as stricture , perforation , or anaemia caused by blood loss . |
| 19 | Ligachev argued that collective and state farms were still the backbone of the system and that most peasants did not want to leave them to set up on their own . |
| 20 | More generally the evidence of the study of middle-class kinship by Firth , Hubert and Forge indicates that most people acknowledge that parents have a right to make demands upon their adult children , and that most children will do their best to meet those demands ( Firth , Hubert and Forge , 1970 , pp. 406–7 ) . |
| 21 | The head replied that the school offered ideal circumstances and that most children responded positively . |
| 22 | We consider it strange that adults ( teachers , parents , publishers of textbooks and examiners ) behave as if they believe both that manipulating fractions is a useful skill and that most children can acquire this skill . |
| 23 | Berwick et al , in their work on quality assurance activities , emphasised two principles : that the key to better quality care is striving for continuous improvement rather than identifying bad apples , and that most flaws come from processes , not people . |