Example sentences of "[be] among " in BNC.
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| 1 | They breed equally rapidly , producing litters of up to 10 and can have three or four litters during their brief lives , so they 're among the most prolific , as well . |
| 2 | When we 're among ourselves we call it by its proper name , which is poliomyelitis . |
| 3 | People said it was painted by " the students " — they 're among the few willing takers who get homes on hard-to-let estates — who sound like Siberian exiles doing good works among the peasants . |
| 4 | Although they 're among the poorest people in the community , many feel better off than they 've ever been — they 've got money , time and friends of their own for the first time . |
| 5 | I expect they 're among the most important people in the country . |
| 6 | You 're among friends . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're among the civilised in this place . |
| 8 | They 're among more than twenty Tory MPs facing huge personal losses . |
| 9 | They 're among the ‘ hands on ’ part of a week-long stay in Cleveland . |
| 10 | It 's good to see that they 're among our readers . |
| 11 | Seventy-six Romanians who came to Britain for a Pontins holiday are asking for political asylum , they 're among two hundred of their countrymen who arrived at a Pontins camp near Bristol on Sunday for a weeks stay . |
| 12 | A number of countries which were suspected ( principally by the USA and other Western countries ) of developing chemical weapons-including Libya , Iraq and Syria-were among a total of 22 countries taking part for the first time in the committee 's deliberations since the opening of the spring session , albeit as observers . |
| 13 | PRESSED for the pros and cons of being the son of one of the famous , Rock replies : ‘ I think I 'm among the most blessed of people who ever lived and I think Liza is too . |
| 14 | I 'm among the 10 winners of your Pick Competition . |
| 15 | Other northern Malawians arrested between February and May 1989 are thought to be among those set free . |
| 16 | So : up there they are with us , some of them ; but here we might as well be among foreigners . |
| 17 | He could n't be part of their brotherhood but he wanted to be among them . |
| 18 | According to US officials , the technical problems involved in making the rouble a convertible currency will be among the issues discussed by Mr Greenspan during his trip . |
| 19 | Harmon asked for a move after losing his first-team place to Bob Jackson , an Australian in his second spell at Wilderspool , but Oldham and St Helens will be among teams disappointed to learn that Warrington do not intend to list him . |
| 20 | They and other green groups will be among 350 observers at the biggest CITES meeting yet held . |
| 21 | The 10-roomed priory was converted into a house in Tudor times , and has medieval wall paintings , including a larger-than-life size crucifixion scene and a 30-ft long series of paintings dealing with the priory 's foundation , thought to be among the finest in Europe . |
| 22 | Mortgages hit family incomes more directly and forcibly than paying more for the Volkswagen or Sony video recorder which would be among the potentially inflationary effects of devaluation . |
| 23 | In the region of 8,500 serving and ex-service members of the Forces marched that day , and I felt privileged to be among them . |
| 24 | What a strange freak of human history it is that the Declaration of Independence should be among the lineal ancestors of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ! |
| 25 | You 've got to be ambitious , not necessarily for yourself , but for your company to be among the best in the world and you 've got to strive to get it there . |
| 26 | ‘ May I be among the first to offer my congratulations ? ’ |
| 27 | It was pleasant to be among books again . |
| 28 | There was no confirmation of the claim , although there was no contact with the CBS and ABC TV correspondents , who were said to be among them . |
| 29 | Non-working wives with incomes from savings or investment will be among the main beneficiaries as they will be able to receive tax free income or interest equivalent to their personal allowance . |
| 30 | Britain 's food was , is , and will continue to be among the best and safest in the world . |