Example sentences of "of the majority [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , there is the actual death or separation leading to the formation of the majority of such families . |
| 2 | This is now so widely accepted that it seems less like a theory , or even a theoretical framework , than a piece of common sense ; and in one form or another it encompasses the views of the majority of Anglo-American philosophers and neuroscientists about the basis of consciousness or , at the very least , of perception . |
| 3 | In this respect , the opinions of the parliamentary leadership were not dissimilar to those of the majority of Labour supporters , but this congruence does not invalidate the claim that Labour 's substantive and definite electoral support bloc was on the decline , and was being replaced , at least at the margin , by a more conditional and circumspect form of popular support . |
| 4 | The latter has for many years been the preference of the majority of established practitioners : according to a recent Law Society survey , almost 75 per cent of solicitors in practice are equity partners in a firm . |
| 5 | The other is by being representative of the majority of actual bureaucrats , rather as the average reader of a newspaper like , say , The Times is simply a profile assembled out of the actual features of actual readers . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , the general conclusion of observers was that the vote , however flawed , was the most free expression of Romanian opinion that was possible under the circumstances , and that the victory of the NSF reflected the wishes of the majority of Romanian voters . |
| 7 | The population of the majority of rural villages was therefore dependent upon agriculture for a living . |
| 8 | I believe that he has , in a single word , delivered to us the votes of the majority of general practitioners in the country , for which I am most grateful . |
| 9 | Because he had been brought up in England ( where his father was a long-serving Russian ambassador ) , his outlook was broader than that of the majority of Russian nobles . |
| 10 | This so-called norm is in fact atypical of the majority of young families , failing to take account of widow(er)hood , divorce , remarriage , and of single parents . |
| 11 | The call for a new , rigorous study of the costs has been made by the influential Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy ( CIPFA ) , which represents the directors of finance and senior finance staff of the majority of local authorities . |
| 12 | It had also successfully lobbied for a prestigious residential development under the Community Development Block Grant programme , although the sale prices far exceeded the borrowing capacity of the majority of local residents ( median income was less than $7,000 in 1980 , whilst unemployment stood at three times the city average ) . |
| 13 | Such sub-contracting firms are diverse in structure and vary in size from the one man painter and decorator to the public company with a turnover in excess of the majority of main contractors . |
| 14 | The main flaw with the system of categorisation of my work was the omission of the teaching component of the majority of these activities . |
| 15 | The aim of the majority of these systems has been language understanding . |
| 16 | they feel confident in using the term ‘ success ’ to describe the experiences of the majority of these families and children and there is little evidence that a group of similarly aged white children growing up with their natural parents would not include a number of children experiencing similar or greater difficulties'. ( pp. 132–3 ) |
| 17 | The following is typical of the majority of these uses : ( 181 ) But the circumstance which , more than any other , has made Ireland to differ from Scotland , remains to be noticed . |
| 18 | They had a generally depressive effect on domestic rice prices , and threatened to undermine the prosperity of the majority of domestic farmers for whom rice was still a staple crop . |
| 19 | This allows little opportunity for self-actualization on the part of the majority of organizational members ( those in the lower occupational strata ) . |
| 20 | What is true of bivalves is without much doubt true of the majority of benthic invertebrates . |
| 21 | Attempts have been made to explain this grading , which is not characteristic of the majority of British spits . |
| 22 | If their staple diet still consisted of hydroponically grown vegetables , these were deliciously spiced and sauced — a far more piquant diet than the recycled synthfood that was the lot of the majority of most populations on crowded worlds . |
| 23 | In addition , Roman catholic schools in Ireland , in continuity with the belief and practice of Roman catholics in a number of other countries , have a different concept and practice of teaching religion in the schools from that of the majority of protestant traditions . |
| 24 | Well actually people in my area do have a concern about this , also though I was brought up in my teens at least within a rural area and I know full well that to hold certain views even those of the majority within rural areas , are not necessarily easily expressed and I have today been told of yet another example of this being the case . |