Example sentences of "[noun pl] that [det] of the " in BNC.

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1 And although Ross had insisted on regularly visiting his brother and sister-in-law in hospital , it was on Laura 's own slim shoulders that most of the daily problems had fallen .
2 While other local newspapers produced exaggerated and error-ridden coverage of a small North Carolina riot , the Journal was careful to define the precise location of the riot , and reassure its readers that most of the city remained unaffected .
3 It is between these two sectors that some of the sharpest demographic differentials are found , and I will argue that the unique nature of the British housing market tends to perpetuate and reinforce these differentials in terms of patterns of early marriage , high fertility and marital breakdown .
4 It is for these reasons that many of the relationships between media content and public perceptions remain at the level of supposition and assertion .
5 That is one of the reasons that many of the developing nations are so poor ; money is ploughed into supporting armies and wars with little thought or notice taken of the underlying causes of these situations , such as famine and dissatisfaction .
6 But , even within such a system the role of nations was not likely to be central because the main players in such a game would be units far larger than the states that most of the characterist , ie , separatist , nationalist agitations of the late 20th century were designed to form .
7 Although Scottish Homes ' flagship schemes , such as the renewal of Wester Hailes , capture most attention it is in smaller projects that most of the agency 's efforts are concentrated .
8 I 've been looking at some of the old programmes that some of the fans brought from those shows , and it was interesting to look back and see the people that I travelled with . ’
9 There had been signs that some of the cabins had been occupied by women .
10 Thirdly , there are amendments in the name of the Government of the er Noble Earl Lord which are Amendments ten , fifteen and twenty and these provide for greater flexibility in the size of police authorities , again between sixteen and twenty-four members to be determined by the Secretary of State and for the Bill 's existing proposition that er fifty per cent of the members should be er and only fifty per cent of the members , should be from local authorities that er er er er that er of the remainder some should be magistrates and some should be members appointed by the Secretary of State and finally er there is a series of amendments er by the Noble Lord , Lord , Amendment seventeen , eighteen and twenty-two and those provide again with flexibility of size for er police authorities that half of the members should be from local authorities and the other half should be magistrates .
11 I was particularly concerned to read your experts ' views that some of the movements in Cindy 's Shape Your Body Workout could strain spinal ligaments and put terrible pressure on knee ligaments .
12 I think to try and break down the barriers that some of the West Indian children have against teachers and academic things …
13 The climatic conditions of Scotland and parts of Cumbria and Northumbria are particularly suitable for the production of healthy high quality seed potatoes required for the following year 's crop and it is in these areas that most of the seed potatoes are grown .
14 It was precisely during these remote and largely unrecorded periods that some of the most crucial changes took place .
15 The numbers of Elves had so declined in later years that many of the cities were half empty and many of the lands abandoned .
16 Erm some properties of metals that most of the metals , nearly all the metals have ?
17 You do n't cos you do n't get all these things but Christine has the New Scientist every week and I do n't know why it 's always us , but you wan na read that sometimes , I do n't read a lot cos I do n't understand it but some of the things that some of the countries are doing and yet it 's always us .
18 The recent events in Moscow have underlined the difficulties that some of the countries face in establishing new , stable , pluralist systems .
19 It is a credit to Social Services officers that many of the new policies for children had already been adopted , and you can be proud of the work being done in this area .
20 We used to hear tales that some of the singers could be difficult .
21 It is obvious from the above comments that many of the problems facing the working-class in Northern Ireland are similar to those found elsewhere .
22 Meanwhile , there were mounting allegations that some of the money paid to him had found its way into the Miyazawa faction 's own campaign funds .
23 Arguments that some of the skills practised by pupils are obsolete fall on deaf ears , or are heeded only very slowly .
24 Inland , the whole landscape is essentially a domesticated one until on its northern and western fringes the Highlands begin to lift their stern shoulders ; yet it was in these desirable lowlands that many of the most violent deeds in Scottish history were planned or carried out .
25 It became clear to the teachers that many of the objectives of the research model identified above could be achieved by building up skills of co-observation and self-evaluation within and between teachers .
26 It is from these recommendations by the users that many of the recent changes in LIFESPAN have been made .
27 An example was the recent revelation at congressional hearings that some of the EPA 's political appointees based in Washington directed the Chicago regional office in 1981 to delete incriminating references to the Dow Chemical Company in a report on dioxin contamination of Michigan waters .
28 Youngsters falling out was one thing , but just as worrying were reports that some of the more mature boys and girls were getting on with each other just a little too well .
29 Although the NKP had been short of funds and lacking a credible presidential candidate , there were reports that some of the party 's legislators were unwilling to accept the merger .
30 Judging from the ensembles in which their names appear , the instruments they are listed as playing in other ballet livrets , and the inventories of instruments that some of the royal wind players had in their possession at their deaths , they must all have been versatile performers on several instruments .
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