Example sentences of "by most " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , Irish nationalism is conceived by most members in an abstract way , but it has concrete import for key groups . |
| 2 | Unless very dense , the shady conditions produced by most garden trees can be turned to advantage by creating a miniature woodland that will suit shade-loving plants and offer a cool oasis in a hot summer . |
| 3 | Smoke alarms are small plastic devices which can be fitted by most people in their homes . |
| 4 | Variations from such ballets as Petipa 's Don Quixote , Raymonda and La Bayadère and Bournonville 's Napoli are still considered by most classical dancers to be more technically demanding than the more complex twistings and turnings of modern choreographers who mix their styles . |
| 5 | Once the shunned and despised puppet , East Germany was officially recognised by most countries . |
| 6 | He predicts , however , that the proposal would be opposed by most member states when it comes before the Council of Ministers . |
| 7 | The Basque troubles are seen by most Spaniards as so tangled that they do not blame the current Socialist government of Felipe Gonzalez for failing to end the strife . |
| 8 | The Congress-run state government in Uttar Pradesh has also moved to defuse Muslim ire by formally endorsing Urdu , spoken by most Muslims , as the official second language in the state . |
| 9 | The bill is aimed at preserving social and political freedoms and is welcomed by most people . |
| 10 | His foe is Carmen Romero , wife of the Socialist Prime Minister , Felipe Gonzalez , and perceived by most Spaniards as far more forthright and honest than her husband . |
| 11 | But her outlook was subtly different , say from that of Edward Heath , whose father was a carpenter in a small town in Kent and who , like Mrs Thatcher , went to a local grammar school rather than the private boarding schools favoured by most Tory leaders . |
| 12 | This view was shared by most of the lobbies and opinion-forming groups discussed in Chapters 3 and 4 . |
| 13 | Aviation before the war had been considered by most countries , especially the imperial powers , as an important tool of government policy . |
| 14 | Marketing Boards have been an instrument favoured by most African governments as a means of ensuring that farmers have an outlet for their crops , and that urban consumers pay for basic foodstuffs at a controlled , often subsidized , price . |
| 15 | In Ethiopia , as in India , the role of the informal producer is not distinct from the mainstream of the economy , but is in fact a key part of it , producing for instance the home-spun cloth worn by most Ethiopian women . |
| 16 | This innovation is especially significant as it suggests that Marx did not believe there was necessarily one set scheme of evolution which applied for the whole of mankind , the view which was held implicitly by most of Marx 's contemporaries . |
| 17 | Since then , however , this fundamental premise has come under attack in a variety of ways and it is true to say that ‘ evolutionism ’ is considered unacceptable by most modern Western anthropologists . |
| 18 | Again this would , by and large , be true of most of the matrilineal societies of New Guinea where , by most reckoning , the status of women would be considered lower than in many of the patrilineal societies of West Africa . |
| 19 | This central ‘ rhetorical ’ point is one that would be wholeheartedly endorsed by most modern anthropologists . |
| 20 | The Paris show 's clear champion was the urbane Giovanni Agnelli , attended by most of Fiat 's commissioned officers . |
| 21 | Less apparent on Mercedes ' stand — and consequently ignored by most show visitors — was a prototype 190 electric car . |
| 22 | Slinging the odd punch is part of the game and the recent imprisonment of a prominent Welsh player for a blatant and dangerous assault was criticized by most players and supporters . |
| 23 | What a pity the ‘ off ’ switch does n't blank out the viewfinder — a fail-safe reminder adopted by most camera designers . |
| 24 | Mr Silvio Santos 's late entry into the race , hoping to bank on his huge popularity among the poor , was solemnly considered by the toga-clad judges in a courtroom drama followed by most Brazilians . |
| 25 | Granting employers the ability to sack union leaders selectively over unofficial action was ‘ utterly offensive and would be opposed by most sensible managers . |
| 26 | There is another problem when it comes to applying market prices to environmental capital : the pieces of green environment that are most treasured by most people are their gardens . |
| 27 | A paralysed economy at home , and the substitution of pragmatism for ideology by most Africans , has left his international brigades without a role , having lost ( by their own admission ) more than 2,000 dead . |
| 28 | By most standards this was a peculiarly non-threatening document but we were in the middle of a general election . |
| 29 | It was inevitable , she supposed , when America was seen by most through a haze created by its films — the greatest publicity stunt ever . |
| 30 | His suggestion that United Motors should progressively wind up its European , South American and Asian regional headquarters and plan , direct and control world operations from its home base in Detroit , had been well-received by most of the top brass who liked the big bold approach of running the world the way it used to be … from Detroit . |