Example sentences of "[prep] the majority of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tony Bottoms ( 1977 ) has used Durkheim 's ‘ two laws of penal evolution ’ to offer an explanation of the emerging trend towards ‘ bifurcation ’ in British penal policy , whereby less severe punishments for the majority of offenders is combined with harsher measures for the minority of really serious offenders ( see Chapter 1 ) . |
| 2 | Even though the individual shopper will often find some functional justification for his or her particular choice , as being especially practical , other reasons , some of which will be analysed in later chapters , may be adduced , relating to social rather than functional considerations which may more convincingly account for the majority of purchases . |
| 3 | As the latter is the only one that works for the majority of UK phones you need to select it when you Install the program . |
| 4 | In summary , the Plan identifies three core areas for the majority of land for new housing and businesses . |
| 5 | So although for the majority of cases that a fatal as a result of diphtheria the fact that , due actually to the pharyngitis and the pseudo- membrane obstructing the respiratory passage . |
| 6 | Paradoxical pain may well exist but is neither well documented nor common ; it does not account for the majority of cases of uncontrolled pain , and we are not aware of any evidence that it was an important factor in the care of the patient in the recent highly publicised court case . |
| 7 | Transport accounts for the majority of air pollution in Budapest : 98 per cent of carbon monoxide , 97 per cent of hydrocarbons and lead , 93 per cent of nitrogen oxides , 60 per cent of sulphur dioxide and 40 per cent of dust and soot . |
| 8 | The result of this sensitivity for the majority of respondents was a friendly but uneasy and measured co-operation , although there were extremes at either pole . |
| 9 | There are three types of dog food in the Omega range : Omega Tasty — a ring shaped general purpose food for the majority of home owned dogs ; Omega Extra — a cross shaped concentrated food for working and sporting dogs , breeding and lactating bitches ; and Omega Puppy , a high nutrient food for weaning puppies from their mother and for their early months . |
| 10 | An index would be prepared for a very large report but is somewhat unusual for the majority of reports . |
| 11 | Clearly this offers no solution for the majority of students from low-income families , while for most rural children no such alternatives exist . |
| 12 | For the majority of students to succeed and become a teacher is not the dream it once was ; nor does the possession of the title ‘ teacher ’ enjoy the prestige with family and friends which was once common . |
| 13 | While there may be problems of productivity for a small category of workers , there is a substantial body of research which suggests that there is little foundation in reality for such views for the majority of occupations . |
| 14 | For the majority of building , wood was the chief material and little has survived , though rebuilding has often been in similar traditional style . |
| 15 | However , despite the absence of a single world-wide consensus on religious observance , once the child is born there will be , for the majority of parents , a decision on religious ritual to be taken . |
| 16 | Even though full-time workers still account for the majority of service sector jobs , the growth of part-time jobs does raise a number of questions about what type of ‘ service-based ’ economy is emerging in the UK . |
| 17 | The former 11th tee box , on what is now the 10th fairway , was sufficiently far back from the road for the majority of golfers to carry the road with their second ( or third ! ) shots , although some doughty souls had a go for the green from the tee using the existing oak tree as being to the left of the ideal line ; ( 3 ) reconstructing the 13th afresh and ( 4 ) taking back the 14th tee box considerably as now . |
| 18 | ALDH2 on chromosome 12 encodes the major mitochondrial enzymes , which has a low Km for acetaldehyde and is responsible for the majority of acetaldehyde oxidation . |
| 19 | Insolvency practitioners may have been the butt for the majority of jokes in this year 's Christmas caption competition — they accounted for 20% of the record number of entries — but David Murphy , an Irish Institute industry student based at The Queen 's University of Belfast , has become this year 's triumphant winner without mentioning any of them . |
| 20 | But it is a mistake to think that Mr Saddiqi speaks for the majority of Muslims . |
| 21 | These hideous creatures have charged such extraordinarily high fees for running PEPs that , for the majority of investors , the tax benefits have been far outweighed by the charges . |
| 22 | Experts know little about how people are coping , but research in the past couple of years shows that for the majority of India 's people the cooking energy crisis is already here . |
| 23 | For the majority of runners , though , the rapid approach of the race always reminds them of the training they meant to do , but never quite did , and of the aches and pains of the winter . |
| 24 | Or are laces adequate for the majority of runners ? |
| 25 | Indeed , the formula for the majority of comedy on television remains as it was before a ragged man struggled along the seashore , collapsed and panted seemingly with his last breath : ‘ It 's … ’ |
| 26 | In this he almost certainly spoke for the majority of Lewis 's pupils . |
| 27 | One of the problems with the MacSharry proposals is that , instead of bringing agriculture closer to the market , they will perpetuate existing excessive levels of support for the majority of farmers . |
| 28 | Although they may be regarded as suitable accommodation by some people , especially retired couples able to afford good-quality mobile homes , relatively poor facilities and frequently isolated locations make them less than ideal for the majority of inhabitants . |
| 29 | And for the majority of users , vector format clip-art has proved a quick and easy way to produce simple , bright graphics to enhance a form or letterhead . |
| 30 | In assessing the potential market within a country for the majority of products , and in comparing the potential market of different countires , the most important factors are total income and income per head of the population . |