Example sentences of "[verb] by the majority of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Irons and radios had been the only appliances owned by the majority of consumers before the War and they were joined by electric fires at the end of it . |
| 2 | A decision that a local authority should take proceedings for libel , if the action were available at law , would probably be made by the majority of councillors in defence of the reputation of the council with reference to conduct for which that majority might be responsible ; and the proceedings would be conducted at the expense of the local taxpayers . |
| 3 | As indicated earlier it is not essential for the findings to be communicated by means of a written report , but it is likely that this will be the mode adopted by the majority of students . |
| 4 | Categorisation of this type has been disapproved of explicitly , and has not been adopted by the majority of cases which have eschewed such pigeonholing . |
| 5 | But singers with this ability ( and who also have absolute pitch ) are not very common , and if we want to have our music sung by the majority of singers , it is best to write within the normal limits : Many singers can exceed these limits , but we must remember that , apart from the fact that most people these days have middle-range voices , everyone has a limited zone in which the voice is at its best . |
| 6 | Development of a beach club and boat park complex , which again will not be used by the majority of villagers , now threatens to re-route a public right of way . |
| 7 | There is no concealed value judgement here that street crimes are less of a social problem , particularly if the degree of fear and apprehension experienced by the majority of citizens is considered . |
| 8 | Where the new principles of bodily health posed a direct challenge to environmentalism , as in the eugenics movement , they were opposed by the majority of medics . |
| 9 | The report , which called for the raising of the minimum wage in the overseas departments and examined the contentious issue of civil service pay , was not supported by the majority of deputies from Guadeloupe and Martinique in a debate held on June 12-13 in the French National Assembly . |
| 10 | The FRED retains the proposal made in the Discussion Paper , which was supported by the majority of respondents , that convertible debt should be accounted for entirely as a liability until such time as it is actually converted , in preference to methods which seek to reflect the dual nature of convertible debt as part liability and part equity . |
| 11 | The difficulties outlined above are overcome by the majority of builders in the terms and conditions under which labour-only subcontractors are employed . |
| 12 | This is accepted and welcomed by the majority of members . |
| 13 | The meeting adjourned to give the 10-member planning committee time to consider Inkatha 's request , which was then rejected by the majority of negotiators . |
| 14 | These twin problems of psychological dependence and social pressure were regarded by the majority of users as more difficult to overcome than the physical aspect of their addiction . |
| 15 | I shall now endeavour to show that the lack of real happiness manifested by the majority of adults today is due to the fact that they are experiencing , not an improving , but a continually deteriorating use of their psycho-physical selves . |
| 16 | He claimed that as only thirty architects had submitted Gothic designs in the competition and there were 200 other designs , his views were endorsed by the majority of architects . |
| 17 | What is certain , however , is that currently English teachers are being urged by the majority of voices in their midst to concentrate upon encouragement of their pupils ' creativity . |