Example sentences of "according [prep] many [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 According to many accounts , middle-class complacency was severely shocked by the evidence of the children 's condition : in Newcastle , for example , of 31,000 children registering for evacuation , 13% were found to be deficient in footwear and 21 % deficient in clothing ; in Scotland , 39% of children turned up in clothing that was ‘ bad or deplorable ’ .
2 The discussions of youth problems on the pages of Zhongguo Qingnian did not offer realistic advice according to many students .
3 However , according to many suppliers , pasta shapes are rapidly increasing in popularity .
4 According to many legends , caches of treasure are usually guarded from meddlesome mortals by a spirit or god .
5 According to many interpretations of his work , Marx sees capitalist society as divided into only two classes of any importance : the bourgeoisie and the proletariat .
6 Engineering , which played so central a role in this country 's industrial development , now has little more than a bit part according to many economists and politicians .
7 By finding ways to reduce stress , for instance , according to many practitioners it is possible to look ten years younger , your quality of life will be enhanced and the benefits will also manifest themselves in longevity .
8 According to many Marxists then , the positions in the class structure occupied by most routine non-manual workers have been proletarianized .
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