Example sentences of "[that] [prep] much [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 There is evidence that for much of the Labour government 's period in office between 1974 and 1979 , the older urban cores were to receive greater support than other areas of the country ( Jackman and Sellars , 1977 ) .
2 The period is 313 days , and the range from 5.4 to 10.5 , so that for much of the time it is out of binocular range .
3 It seems then that for much of the 430s war looked imminent , and to that extent Thucydides , who under-reports the earlier stirrings and expansion , should be corrected .
4 In the Netherlands , however , it appears that for much of the past 30 years , a substantial reduction in levels of imprisonment occurred with no greater rise in crime than occurred in Britain ; and that reduction occurred at a time of rising crime in Holland .
5 He said the existing system was a throwback to the days when each borough ran its own affairs and added that for much of the time the heavy rescue unit could only be used if firemen were taken off other machines .
6 But in spite of all this it seems likely that during much of the nineteenth century this subterranean aspect of international relations was less important , and less prominent in the minds of both diplomats and policy-makers , than at any time in the last 300 years .
7 The importance of these becomes obvious by comparison with Hastings , whose claim on the loyalty of the duchy servants in the north midlands was weakened by the fact that in much of the region his authority rested only on duchy office .
8 The importance of these becomes obvious by comparison with Hastings , whose claim on the loyalty of the duchy servants in the north midlands was weakened by the fact that in much of the region his authority rested only on duchy office .
9 Photometry of the Moon with Earth-based radar shows that over much of the near side the dust extends downwards for at least about a hundred metres .
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