Example sentences of "[n mass] often [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The past practice of explaining discrepancies between theory and the empirical data as the product of ‘ cultural differences ’ is inadequate now that comparative data often show more variations than similarities . |
| 2 | Scholars accept that prison statistics and other official data often discriminate against the poor and marginal , but the frequently overwhelming preponderance of these groups among those treated as criminal is thought partially to reflect social reality . |
| 3 | ‘ Although the data often contained grammatical sequences several words long ( e.g. ME ABOUT BEEF ) , which would have made highly reliable predictors , these sequences seldom corresponded to complete templates and hence could not be detected by the precomputed production conditions . |
| 4 | New survey data often record personal biographies and provide a continuous record of the economic activities of people over several years . |
| 5 | It should be noted that following transfer of ownership , the registration of the aircraft often does not take place for some time afterwards . |
| 6 | I also learnt the difference between a Helio Courier and a Pilatus Porter , two types of STOL aircraft often used in Ecuador ; the former small and cheap to charter , the latter costing £150 an hour but able to carry a collecting team of three people , with our usual equipment and the 500 litres of petrol needed for a long river trip . |
| 7 | DICTATORS ' offspring often disappoint their parents . |
| 8 | Isolation from centres of further education meant that these young folk often had no opportunity to participate in training and would welcome the opportunity of taking part in training courses such as welding , building maintenance , shearing , etc , which might improve their chances of employment in a rural area . |
| 9 | Bream often have the biggest price on their heads but roach , rudd and hefty tench can provide a healthy bonus . |
| 10 | ‘ Farmed fish often get fungus and other diseases , ’ I said , remembering the trout at Roscrea . |
| 11 | Whatever surfaces are provided , the fish often ignore them and spawn on the side of the tank . |
| 12 | Newly imported fish often suffer from external parasites , such as anchor worm and flukes , which standard dealer practices will remove before the Koi goes on sale . |
| 13 | These fish often feed within 20 yards of the beach and the slightest light reflection will spook them . |
| 14 | The stress caused to the fish often leads to a multipathogen infection and death . |
| 15 | A spectacular male C. synspilus , one fish often imported from the wild |
| 16 | They will find tiny plants and animals in the tank to help , but immature fish often have to go for periods without food . |
| 17 | Most analysts consider this high : it is a discount to the expected market price of just over 10% , not the 15% often expected by underwriters . |
| 18 | But , probably more important , available debt statistics often relate only to government-guaranteed debt ; details on private debt are not always available . |
| 19 | The Germanic cavalry often had morning stars made entirely of iron . |
| 20 | The sheep often use gravity to increase the force of their attack : a male that stands above another on a hillside is at a distinct advantage ; he can drop on to his opponent using the full weight of his body . |
| 21 | Adult sheep often have a few N. battus eggs in their faeces , but these are insufficient to precipitate a larval flush although enough to ensure the persistence of infection on the pastures . |
| 22 | Experience has told us that rural people often perceive their own problems differently from the accepted establishment viewpoint , and it is the development of the perception , whether we consider the opinions right or wrong , which we must cultivate if we are seriously looking for long-term solutions . |
| 23 | People often refer to ‘ the elderly ’ as if they were a single group of people , but their needs are as varied as those of any other group in our population . |
| 24 | Many people often walk past their destinations because their minds are thinking about this or that , but not about what they are doing . |
| 25 | People often bring me their problems to solve |
| 26 | This is not the same as being someone to whom other people often bring their problems ; that does not guarantee the instinctive knowledge of whether something is real or merely a " try-on " , or whether something that is being glosssed over is really something that should be dug out and gone into in depth , or whether the time has come to say and do nothing other than give encouragement to the sufferer to work something out for himself or herself with the assistance of other sufferers in the group . |
| 27 | People often hold some ‘ odd ’ beliefs about behaviour . |
| 28 | So people often switch off their hearing aids when they are not wanted . |
| 29 | In the Middle Ages , people often depicted their monks as ruminative animals , chewing over the Word of God repeatedly , as it were , rolling the words around in their mouths and absorbing it into themselves just as they received Jesus the Word in the Eucharist , in a symbolic and sacramental manner . |
| 30 | Now , people often ask me , why go on holiday in the first place ? |