Example sentences of "for most [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For his part , de Valera , prime minister for most of the period from 1932 to 1959 , pursued isolationist policies , economically , politically , and culturally , seeking at once self-sufficiency , neutrality , the restoration in part of Gaelic culture through the minimal enforcement of the Irish language , and the control of media consumption . |
| 2 | It supported the British state for most of the nineteenth century in Ireland , then supported constitutional politics for home rule ; and when independence came in 1921 , it supported the pro-treaty faction in Southern Ireland and opposed the civil war because that faction was the state . |
| 3 | This is basically the same anthropological journey pursued by Lévi-Strauss ( 1973 ) in Tristes Tropiques , which remains a suitable precursor for most of the current reflexive ethnography . |
| 4 | Particularly valuable examples of the amount of information which can be given about a character in brief solos are those for most of the characters in A Month in the Country and , dramatically , for those in Mayerling . |
| 5 | In his particular style of demi-caractère dance he used classical footwork for most of the time but , from the waist upwards through the body , arms and head , he tried to convey how his performers worked and played in the environment to which they belonged . |
| 6 | Many reckon the enormous cost , estimated to be as much as £10 billion , is too great for most of the players in the current economic climate . |
| 7 | Why get all worked up about a crag that is unclimable for most of the time ? |
| 8 | However , Drs Keith Brown and Mike Roberts found that nitric acid was produced from atmospheric nitrogen at the same time and that this was responsible for most of the damage . |
| 9 | Skippers in the Scottish white fish fleet , which accounts for most of the UK 's North Sea haddock catch , are particularly aggrieved at the EC 's ‘ swingeing ’ cut in quota this year . |
| 10 | Castleford , who , like Hull , were fined £3,000 yesterday for brawling in a League match , were in control for most of the game , but their young side was caught by a Kiwi revival in the second half . |
| 11 | Forest had been comfortable enough for most of the first half . |
| 12 | The move — taken after senior Red Cross officials in the embassy said further arrivals would jeopardise the position of those already inside — left 1,200 new arrivals , including hundreds of small children and babies , sitting forlornly on the pavement for most of the day . |
| 13 | The pound , which has been under intense selling pressure for most of the past seven trading days , rallied 2.4 pfennigs to close in London at DM3.0342 . |
| 14 | Yesterday an edgy calm reigned in the capital for most of the day . |
| 15 | Eton were in charge for most of the match , although Lancing squandered the best chance near the end . |
| 16 | Greenaway 's camera , to chime with the story 's intensive focus on eating , is fixed at stomach height for most of the film . |
| 17 | For most of the 1940s the core difficulty from the British point of view was the dollar shortage , which was the key to the reserve position . |
| 18 | Going into manufacturing for himself , therefore , was something that came fairly easy to him and for most of the 1950s he built up a substantial furniture business . |
| 19 | He must be thoughtful since lack of thought is probably responsible for most of the world 's difficulties . |
| 20 | ‘ There were years when you were able for most of the bottle . ’ |
| 21 | We fought like hell for most of the time . |
| 22 | The weather is not kind , having rained steadily for most of the week , fully endorsing everyone 's suspicions that the Sennybridge hills conjure up their own unique climate . |
| 23 | It 's about the third or fourth ti me that they have seen it — the same is probably true for most of the videos on the camp . |
| 24 | The static checkpoint operation continued for most of the day , relieved only When elements of the company were flown from their entrenched positions to set up snap checkpoints on roads that could not be covered permanently . |
| 25 | The only local people who live in the village live in cottages tied to the estate , and many cottages lie empty for most of the year while the number of rural homeless grows . |
| 26 | ‘ Inmates want to work in the kitchen because it means they can be out of their cells for most of the day and can have a bit of extra food , ’ he says . |
| 27 | The two older girls had already begun boarding school , so were away for most of the time , and Charles was only three and easily amused by the nanny . |
| 28 | Such a lightning-spattered ending is found , for example , in Passionate Summer ( 1958 ) , where for most of the film the schoolteacher on a Caribbean Island has been keeping at bay the emotions directed towards him by a troubled pupil , the headmaster 's wife and an air hostess . |
| 29 | For most of the Eighties , Punjab has been wracked by vicious conflict between the security forces and half a dozen incoherent but well-armed groups ostensibly fighting for a free Sikh state of Khalistan , the Land of the Pure . |
| 30 | An internal inquiry has been carried out by Ealing social services , in whose area Christopher lived for most of the last weeks of his life , but no serious professional errors were found . |