Example sentences of "with the majority of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was an equal sex distribution in the study group , with the majority of tumours ( in both sexes ) being located distally , in the rectum ( 35% ) or sigmoid colon ( 30% ) . |
| 2 | The Council of Mortgage Lenders , in line with the majority of respondents in the ‘ other ’ category , supported the maintenance of the status quo as expressed in the question . |
| 3 | In smaller businesses , job reviews may only take place when the time comes to decide on salary increases and there might be little consultation with the majority of members of staff . |
| 4 | With no editors and only a handful of high-profile journalists opposing the conflict , and with the majority of newspapers baying for Iraqi blood , Fleet Street could hardly be more acquiescent . |
| 5 | The position thus reached brought English practice into line with the majority of decisions in other Commonwealth jurisdictions . |
| 6 | The incubation period for primary syphilis is between one and twelve weeks , with the majority of cases showing evidence of infection at two to four weeks . |
| 7 | Obviously it may be too early to answer some of these questions fully , but the fact that I , in common with the majority of arts teachers working in secondary schools in this country , have been grappling with the very difficult process of assessing , marking and moderating the work of the first batch of pupils to take the GCSE examination will , I believe , give added force to some of the things I intend to say . |
| 8 | Medium-sized funds may have a small proportion invested in managed funds , with the majority of assets in its direct control , large pension funds are likely to have totally direct control , whilst smaller funds may simply invest in a range of managed policies . |
| 9 | Exceptionally well-appointed hotels offering a high standard of comfort and service with the majority of bedrooms providing private bathrooms/showers . |
| 10 | It is often argued that the costs of regulation are front-end loaded , with the majority of costs being met with the startup of the SROs , subsequent running costs being minimal compared with the turnover of most financial institutions . |
| 11 | An interim report of the team suggests a reasonable degree of satisfaction with the new services with the majority of clients and carers viewing them as helpful . |
| 12 | With an average staffing enhancement in Phase 3 schools of 0.9 , and with the majority of appointments made at MPG level , many such teachers found the developmental aspects of their job specifications constantly subverted by the need to cover for colleagues . |
| 13 | The first example describes , and because it does not comment , appears to legitimise the hierarchical organisation of labour in offices , with the majority of workers on lower pay than the minority . |
| 14 | From my own observation the majority of thirty four per cent is heavy traffic we have the additional problem that the shops in Saint Mary 's Street , with the majority of shops in Saint Mary 's Street , that is the main street , have no rear accesses . |
| 15 | Hitachi Data Systems Ltd is having to cut its costs in face of a very tough mainframe market , and following the lay-off off 90 employees at its Santa Clara headquarters and 15 at the big Canadian operation earlier this month , it is paring its European workforce of 860 by 5% , with the majority of jobs going at its Sefton Park , Stoke Poges , Buckinghamshire base in the UK . |