Example sentences of "in most [noun pl] it " in BNC.

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1 In sexual matters as in most others it is the source of help which is rejected — or deceived — rather than the help itself .
2 This means that in most cases it is more likely to be a matter of relaxing the forward pressure to allow the aircraft to level out rather than pulling it out with a positive backward pressure on the stick .
3 Most companies demand a minimum shareholding before offering discounts and in most cases it is not worth buying the shares just to receive the perks .
4 In most cases it can then tell automated warehouse equipment to fetch the part from the shelf and send it to the shipping area .
5 In most cases it is not the jury who takes this decision but the prosecution , who , with the judge 's agreement , accepts the defendant 's plea of guilty to manslaughter under section 2 .
6 In most cases it will involve new window units , which suppliers will not hold in stock .
7 In most cases it was a quarter or half acre plot for the house .
8 In most cases it was the type of land , climate and length of winter that dictated possible options to crop .
9 In eight out of ten catchments the report 's authors calculated that the immediate cost of water treatment or blending was less than the ‘ local cost ’ of farming measures , but , once Exchequer savings from reduced agricultural production were included ( i.e. savings in public grants and subsidies paid to farmers to produce crops ) , in most cases it was cheaper to establish protection zones with curbs on farming than to treat the polluted water .
10 The thesis would be pointless if most mistakes are jurisdictional or if in most cases it was particularly controversial and difficult to establish which are and which are not .
11 Protecting the environment means different things to different people , but in most cases it is the individual 's own perception of what he or she wants from the environment .
12 In most cases it is safer and just as efficient for sub-committees to make recommendations and for decisions about these to be taken by the whole governing body .
13 A deficit of isolated teeth may indicate preferential loss of teeth , but in most cases it is more likely to be due to sampling error , by the failure to extract all the teeth from the pellets .
14 In most cases it is also useful to develop a statement of the primary task of the enterprise , based on a neutral assessment of what is actually happening or is being achieved ( such as making motor cars , or providing a specified service and so on ) .
15 In most cases it is possible to achieve a quick and acceptable answer provided there is adequate appreciation of the impact of the proposals and enough flexibility on both sides to look at modifications , and time allowed for doing so .
16 Every election , some people discover that they are unregistered , and in most cases it is because they either forgot to fill in the form , or they moved in too late in the year to qualify .
17 Arthur Andersen argues that this ‘ goes beyond what can realistically and responsibly be done … in most cases it will be impracticable . ’
18 The reality is that in most cases it is hard to prove the cheque was issued ‘ knowingly ’ .
19 In most cases it is better to improve your credit control than to give a discount to entice payment .
20 In most cases it will be personal or in other words movable property .
21 In most cases it would be ( b ) .
22 In most cases it will be easier to groom the dog on a table , as this saves having to bend down .
23 Some people have notions of using the technology as an ambitious static analysis machine but in most cases it simply presents more data than anybody needs and will have to be restrained .
24 In most cases it is because someone is withholding information to increase their power .
25 The examination of the evidence from villas was not as thorough as one would have liked , as in most cases it comes from old accounts and is of extremely poor quality , with very little attempt , if any , at a stratigraphical analysis .
26 In most cases it is immediately clear what the semantic constituents of a sentence ( or part thereof ) are .
27 In most cases it assumes that the burden of tax falls where the legal form says it falls .
28 Students who obtained a C1 Certificate and who did not wish to enter employment immediately should be able to undertake further studies ; in some instances , this might be a Diploma in Art and Design course , but in most cases it would lead to a Higher Certificate of the validating body .
29 In most cases it is important to use a special primer first , or else the paint will flake and peel away , following a chemical reaction between it and the raw concrete .
30 This is usually after the winter when fish are naturally a little run down , but in most cases it is quickly cleared up with a standard fungus cure preparation .
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