Example sentences of "[coord] [det] [conj] [det] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | recent years by the introduction of the statutory right for any council to spend up to the product of a 2p rate on any matter which the council itself considers is for the benefit of the area or part of the area , or all or some of the inhabitants . |
| 2 | No doubt any one meeting was attended by half or less than half of the citizens . |
| 3 | Theories of normative income redistribution set a desirable standard or target , whereas the more positive theories are an attempt to predict something about the nature of redistribution in the empirical world which may or may not be consistent with one or more or any of the views of desirability . |
| 4 | This histopathological review divided patients into three groups : ( a ) definite Crohn 's colitis ( n=10 ) because of the presence of non-causating epithelioid granulomas and microgranulomas ; ( b ) indeterminate colitis ( n=10 ) because of features suggestive of Crohn 's disease , but not sufficient to substantiate a firm diagnosis , such as transmural , focal or discontinuous disease , fissure ulcers , mural fibrosis or retention of goblet cell population ; ( c ) definite ulcerative colitis ( n=61 ) with diffuse mucosal inflammation without granulomas affecting the rectum and some or all of the colon in continuity with the rectum . |
| 5 | These works make explicit what is only suggested in this livret the opening number of the work serves as a processional for the instrumentalists and some or all of the singers and dancers that brings them into the performing space . |
| 6 | Chloride contamination , which stems from de-icing salts seeping into concrete coverings , was discovered in 144 of 200 bridges selected at random by department inspectors and more than half of the difficulties stemmed from poor workmanship . |
| 7 | A striking feature of the Abel material — and more than half of the sample came from members who had joined the Party before its ‘ take-off ’ in 1930 — is indeed that even among ‘ Old Fighters ’ of the Movement — according to Merkl 's ranking of ‘ main ideological theme ’ — only about one-eighth saw anti-Semitism as their most salient concern , while what he calls ‘ strong ideological antisemites ’ comprised only 8.5 per cent of the total sample . |
| 8 | Its language , after 1945 , suddenly became the lingua franca of the world — the first mankind has ever known — and more than half of the world 's mail , it is said , is now in English . |
| 9 | Holders of less than £500 formed around 21 per cent of the total number of accounts in both Bank and East India stock , 38 per cent of holders of the 4 per cent stock and more than half of the holders of South Sea stock , but in all four cases this group held less than 10 per cent of the total stock . |
| 10 | Over half did not go beyond 10 miles , and more than half of the remainder stayed within 20 . |
| 11 | When two accents differ from each other only phonetically , we find the same number of phonemes in both accents , but some or all of the phonemes are realised differently . |
| 12 | About two thirds of the men but less than half of the women answered " yes " to the question , " Do you think that young men should have some sexual experience before marriage ? " — a slightly larger figure than that of those claiming such experience — while a quarter of the men and half of the women replied , " no " . |