Example sentences of "in the majority of cases " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once you have started working with the Not contracted-out Tables , coupled with this Quick Guide , you 'll find that , in the majority of cases , the business of working out Class 1 National Insurance ( NI ) contributions is straightforward . |
| 2 | Non-abusing parents — mainly women — in the majority of cases stated they had no prior knowledge of untoward sexual behaviour prior to investigation . |
| 3 | Many Clubs have some twin rooms into which three or four beds can be fitted and in the majority of cases , a price reduction is offered for the third and/or fourth person sharing . |
| 4 | However , in the majority of cases , we are talking about a household constituting a nuclear or extended family , or a pastoral group controlling a flock or herd . |
| 5 | In the majority of cases , where intercourse has taken place in the ‘ missionary position ’ ( woman lying on her back , man on top ) the natural eversion of the anal mucous membrane during intercourse has brought this sensitive skin into contact with the moisture ( in which the gonococcus can be found in quantity ) produced by both male and female as a result of their sexual exertions . |
| 6 | The diagnosis of gonorrhoea in man can thus be confirmed in the majority of cases within the time it takes to stain and examine a slide of urethral discharge from the penis — a matter of some fifteen or twenty minutes . |
| 7 | This difficulty is compounded by three further factors : the slightness of the symptoms in the majority of cases , the length of treatment , and the difficulty in assessing cure . |
| 8 | The first and perhaps most useful clue is that in the majority of cases the rash is non-irritating . |
| 9 | In the majority of cases of late congenital syphilis the condition is in a latent phase , and it may be difficult to decide whether the infection is congenital or acquired . |
| 10 | The site of the primary lesion , often referred to as the ‘ mother yaw ’ , is on the leg in the majority of cases and , like the primary sore of syphilis , is painless unless there is other bacterial infection . |
| 11 | The commonest complaint in males is that of non-specific urethritis ( NSU ) , and this can be diagnosed at the time of the first visit in the majority of cases . |
| 12 | First , the way is made clear to invoke the plea of necessity ; and , in the majority of cases , such a determination is , as a practical matter , virtually impossible to overturn . |
| 13 | Constant questioning and demands for attention , disruption of personal social life and lack of concern for their appearance and personal hygiene also are reported in the majority of cases , as is proneness to falls . ’ |
| 14 | In the majority of cases , switching to unleaded petrol is an easy option . |
| 15 | In the majority of cases you will simply send the application form and use the completed forms as the means of eliminating the applicants who are clearly unsuitable . |
| 16 | Thus , some type of course assessment if not programme evaluation was carried out in the majority of cases . |
| 17 | However , with some simplification and the elimination of multiple choice , success can be achieved in the majority of cases first time around . |
| 18 | In the majority of cases the homoeopathic remedy appeared to work effectively and it was rare for the patient to require the conventional therapy . |
| 19 | In the development of illness , therefore , a combination of external and internal factors is involved in the majority of cases in the production of the original imbalance , and this imbalance can occur on any level , depending on the main thrust of the external stress . |
| 20 | Henry Blake , who was Governor from 1903 to 1907 , believed that ‘ in the majority of cases tried in Ceylon the evidence is unsatisfactory , as there is not alone an utter disregard for truth , but an extraordinary ingenuity of invention . ’ |
| 21 | It is unlikely that we shall come up with a mechanical formula — in quite a number of cases , judgments will be necessary ; but I would be surprised if the guiding principles did not lead to pretty definite answers in the majority of cases . |
| 22 | Where these special rules apply , as they do in the majority of cases , the taxable investment income of the basic life assurance business is calculated by apportioning the worldwide investment income of the life fund by reference to the ratio of liabilities to UK resident policy-holders to liabilities to all policyholders . |
| 23 | In the majority of cases this will merely confirm what teachers already knew , and will strengthen their hands in taking appropriate action ; for example , seeking assessment under the 1981 Act with a possible view to securing a statement of special educational needs . |
| 24 | At Monaco , that is particularly vital and by then Niki knew in his heart that in the majority of cases he was probably going to start behind Alain . |
| 25 | ‘ requiring a seat belt ’ This can be proved in the majority of cases by showing that the vehicle was a normal saloon car being fitted with approved seat belts . |
| 26 | This point can be proved in the majority of cases by the observations of the reporting officer . |
| 27 | In the majority of cases the conveyance will be a motor car and the ‘ taking ’ is proved by a witness stating that he saw the defendant take the car , or by an admission to that effect by the defendant . |
| 28 | However , in a less evaluative sense , and in the majority of cases , the description ‘ psychotic ’ refers to an abnormality of experience and behaviour in which the individual loses control of his or her feelings , perceptions , and ideas , may develop delusional beliefs that have no basis in reality and intermittently lacks insight into the fact that anything is wrong . |
| 29 | In the majority of cases involving layers , it is not , for unless they are ranked in the top 100 , the major money-making opportunities are beyond them . |
| 30 | In the majority of cases work was prescribed to the extent that there was insufficient opportunity for children to incorporate ideas of their own . |