Example sentences of "in most [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 4.20 In most cases expenditure will have been incurred in pounds sterling , but sometimes the expenditure may have been incurred in a foreign currency . |
| 2 | In most cases music comes low on the list . |
| 3 | In most cases pseudo-karst develops as a result of processes analogous to those operating on true karst ; such is the case on some pure siliceous rocks subject to prolonged weathering where the slow dissolution of quartz creates karst-like forms . |
| 4 | There are examples in the private sector of quantification of what is material , but in most cases materiality is left to individual judgement . |
| 5 | In most cases receivership is followed by liquidation since the business is often left insolvent . |
| 6 | In most cases awareness ( of values , objectives , perceptions ) is a great help . |
| 7 | This is clearly wrong : if anything , the evidence is all the other way ( Ucko and Dimbleby , 1969 ) ; in most cases agriculture preceded herding . |
| 8 | In most cases metal is joined with metal , whether it is riveted , soldered or welded . |
| 9 | In most cases wood is used in bending and the result of gradual crushing on the compression side of a beam is to transfer load to the tension side . |
| 10 | Regardless of how diverse the local population or economy is in each neighbourhood , the neighbourhood planner has not sought to ensure even representation and , indeed , in most cases representation did not reflect the local socio-economic profiles . |
| 11 | In most cases glucagon is very effective and , being easier to give , is suitable for self administration or to be given by relatives . |
| 12 | However , he pointed out that in most cases detriment will exist . |
| 13 | In most cases intestacy may not be a problem for those you leave behind . |
| 14 | The reader will appreciate that in most cases oil field development necessitates the use of external finance . |
| 15 | In most cases conversion meant little more than adjusting the overhead wires to allow for two conductors instead of one . |
| 16 | No , Ros has already argued that in most cases access is covered by a standard procedure survey . |
| 17 | Sara 's continued presence in the Lime Street cottage meant that he would inevitably return to Stowey , however briefly ; but his departure in the late summer of 1798 was in most senses final . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , in most languages translation of units produces ambiguity , i.e. the French word glace could mean in English ‘ ice ’ , ‘ glass ’ , ‘ window ’ , ‘ mirror ’ and so on . |
| 19 | Obviously one of the determining factors in the enterprises pursued was the make-up of the land and in most areas hill ground predominated . |
| 20 | In most instances knowledge and understanding of the subject will help employees who need to have the confidence to manage the situation and minimise the impact on those involved . |
| 21 | In most countries persecution was pre-emptively instigated by an elite which had identified the threat to its position from worker or peasant organisation , rather than constituting a defensive reaction to Communist activity itself . |
| 22 | In most countries north of the Alps wine was the luxury of the rich , even though most of the wine drunk at this time was what we should call ‘ vin ordinaire ’ ; and even communion wine ( which had done so much to foster the growth of the northern vineyards ) was drunk less and less by the laity in these centuries , until communion in one kind became the rule . |
| 23 | World Cup assistant coach Bob Templeton , an indomitable figure in most things rugby for more than 20 years , is outspoken about the game guiding its future . |
| 24 | As this medical view is based fundamentally on the gender identity and self-image of the transsexual , he implies that the law is prepared to concede that in most circumstances sex determination is a matter for the individual . |
| 25 | To add to the complexity , Maex finds that wages in Asian EPZs tend to be somewhat lower than national averages ( Maex , 1983 , p.53 ) , while Dror suggests that ‘ in most EPZs remuneration is often somewhat higher than in comparable occupations in the same country ’ ( 1984 , p.715 ) . |
| 26 | These are extreme cases , but in most situations part of the cost of taxation will be passed on or ‘ shifted ’ in this way . |
| 27 | In most LDCs infrastructure investment is largely the responsibility of the government . |
| 28 | In most libraries user education activity fluctuates from year to year ; a bewildering range of teaching methods and teaching materials has been tried and applied ; and a discernible pattern of development in the programmes has been almost impossible to trace . |
| 29 | Even if it be true that the Roman system of water supply survived in Perugia and a few other cities into the Middle Ages and has been believed to be better than anything the modern world has yet provided — in most places water was hard to come by and almost as expensive at times as wine . |
| 30 | In most laboratories standardization is to 15 or 20 minutes but some researchers recommend only 10–15 minutes ( Friedman & Johnson , 1982 , Lewis , 1984 ) and still others suggest that significant changes in the final analytical figures obtained may be detected after 35 minutes of shaking ( Mizutani , 1963 ) . |