Example sentences of "in most [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In most authorities the parties are represented on the committees in proportion to their distribution on the whole council . |
| 2 | In most infections the only sign is failure to gain weight or , in more severe cases , weight loss . |
| 3 | In most cases the face attack will not score , but there are instances where the opponent moves into the attack and thus makes its impact worse . |
| 4 | In most cases the ‘ rates ’ used in the calculation will be the same amount as the actual bill you received in 1989–90 . |
| 5 | Among Mirpuri Muslims , in most cases the family consists of husband and wife , their children , and a network of cousins living not necessarily in one house but in one neighbourhood , as in the Lamb Lane area of Bradford . |
| 6 | In most cases the slaughter still continues , driving some species close to extinction . |
| 7 | In most cases the slenderness ratio of effective length to minimum diameter of a strut at mid-span should not exceed 20:1 . |
| 8 | In most cases the money went on replacing or improving old buildings , not in building chapels where there had been none before . |
| 9 | But the principal purpose of the Forest system was by this time the raising of revenue : in most cases the wardenships were restored to the offenders or their heirs on payment of a fine to the king . |
| 10 | In most cases the hereditary wardens and foresters of fee , or their heirs , were able within a few years to recover their bailiwicks by payment of substantial fines to the Crown . |
| 11 | It occurs on a much larger scale than generally realised and in most cases the function is unclear . ’ |
| 12 | In most cases the issue raises no problems , but estranged parents using the child to fight their bat ties or rebellious teenagers seeking recognition of their maturity and autonomy against over-protective or interventionist parents may see it as an important issue of principle . |
| 13 | The difficulty in assessing this point is that in most cases the normal justification can not be established unless the putative authority enjoys some measure of recognition , and exercises power over its subjects . |
| 14 | In most cases the landlord is also the commission agent who purchases produce wholesale and either auctions it in the local market or arranges for it to be boxed and exported to Amman , an operation which requires friendly relations with the authorities in Amman . |
| 15 | In most cases the cobbler works around these elements and if possible replaces a damaged area with a comparable material . |
| 16 | Most children were , of course , still in grammar or secondary modern schools , and in most cases the comprehensive schools ( new or old ) were in competition with local grammar schools for the ‘ better ’ pupils at the age of eleven-plus . |
| 17 | If then there is no adequate improvement in the attendance record , it is likely that in most cases the employer will be justified in treating the persistent absences as a sufficient reason for dismissing the employee . |
| 18 | In most cases the existing indigenous population was largely ignored due to its non-participation in the cash economy , or by the utilisation of existing arrangements . |
| 19 | In most cases the bank has a formal loan agreement with its customer . |
| 20 | In most cases the 1988 Education Act offers blanket cover for governors in that they will not be held responsible , financially or otherwise , for their actions and decisions as long as at all times they have acted in good faith . |
| 21 | In most cases the reasonable answer will be along the lines that those people who give information for the survey will be contributing to an overall study , the results of which will be useful for a better understanding by everyone of the general problem and will also particularly help specialists who might be interested in ( in this case ) the housewife 's day . |
| 22 | These results , however , are somewhat misleading because in most cases the wells do not appear to have been drilled for Zechstein objectives and were either off-structure or lacking in significant closure at Zechstein level . |
| 23 | Cawson ( 1985b ) , for example , prefers the description ‘ corporatism at local level ’ , since he argues that ‘ in most cases the local dimension is the target of intervention rather than the basis for the organization of the participating bodies ’ ( p. 144 ) . |
| 24 | Similarly , certain information produced by the finance function for external agencies ( eg weekly returns of staff working hours for payment purposes ) caused problems , but in most cases the form and frequency were already prescribed . |
| 25 | In the past decade , however , we have also learnt that to understand the physics of a solid we seldom need to know the ‘ complete structure ’ ; in most cases the ‘ local structure ’ is sufficient . |
| 26 | In most cases the infected cells eventually disintegrate and die , their own metabolism fatally disrupted by the presence of the virus . |
| 27 | I wish to point out that , of course , drugs do have their place and many people gain tremendous relief from them , but they are not in most cases the long-term solution to so many of our problems . |
| 28 | In most cases the officials of the unions involved and the police arrange matters amicably , but there are notorious cases where feelings of injustice and unfairness run so high that violence is in attendance . |
| 29 | ‘ In most cases the auditor is best placed to conduct a thorough and expeditious investigation and need not be torn between his duties to two masters , ’ he adds . |
| 30 | In most cases the subject comes first , followed by a search for the right artist . |