Example sentences of "it is more common for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may be evidence of a urethritis in the female , but it is more common for there to be a cervicitis . |
| 2 | The ceremonies emphasise a social fact : the adult prerogatives of men are more far-reaching in every culture than women 's , and consequently … it is more common for societies to take note of this period in boys than in girls . |
| 3 | For instance , it is more common for a British manager working in Europe or in the United States to be paid the local market rate . |
| 4 | However , in the more usual case of a fatal accidents inquiry it is more common for the sheriff to become quite deeply involved in the technical causes of the accident to the extent of making recommendations for preventing other accidents in the future . |
| 5 | The economic circumstances of both parties seem to offer another important explanation of why it is more common for people to share a home with relatives at some points of historical time than at others . |
| 6 | You can buy packs which you complete manually with exact timings taken from a digital clock , but it is more common for standard pads to be completed operating on a six-minute unit . |
| 7 | A ten-year-old could be detained in a police cell for up to 36 hours but it is more common for children to be released into the care of social workers overnight . |