Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] among " in BNC.
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| 1 | These institutions are among some 200 ‘ unverified and lost ’ , and so excluded from the 11th edition of the Directory of British Associations , just out . |
| 2 | The following hardy green manures are among those most suitable for autumn sowing . |
| 3 | Goblin wolf riders are among the fastest and most mobile of all troops . |
| 4 | The World Wide Fund for Nature-Malaysia has been accused of undermining anti-logging campaigns by claiming that , in Peninsular Malaysia at least , " forest policies are among the best in the world " and " as close to sustainable as any major producing country " . |
| 5 | These four cases are among a great number where ministers have in the past fixed a tariff period on material that was not available to the prisoner , and which in my opinion ought to have been available to him . |
| 6 | Britain is the centre of the hairdressing industry and British hairdressers are among the best in the world . |
| 7 | The housewife 's working hours are among the longest in contemporary society . |
| 8 | Schools threatened with closure or with the loss of their sixth forms are among the most likely to seriously consider opting out , and the Grammar School Association expects about one-third of the remaining 150 grammar schools to opt out . |
| 9 | Left : The Heteractis Malu Anemones are among the less aggressive species . |
| 10 | Cowslips , bluebells , water lilies , snowdrops and wood anemones are among the common flowers being threatened by amateur gardeners , according to a survey conducted by Gardening Which ? , a journal of the Consumer 's Association . |
| 11 | Equally predictable is the fact that the vast majority of council tenants who have bought their houses are among the better-paid and live in the better housing estates . |
| 12 | Styles of dress , hairstyles , musical interests , speech and language use , leisure activities , and values are among the characteristics that teenagers appear to learn , in part , by watching and comparing themselves to others in their group . |
| 13 | Freundlich , Belling , Kolbe , Scheibe , and Marcks are among the other sculptors on show . |
| 14 | The contracts are among £1.6mworth of research secured by the university last month and brings its total research income to £14m . |
| 15 | Gloucesterahire 's roads are among the worst in Britain . |
| 16 | Obviously our readers are among the best machine knitters around but this month we take the opportunity to demonstrate this fact . |
| 17 | John Gunn of British & Commonwealth , John Ashcroft of Coloroll and , to some extent , the Saatchi brothers are among those who were tempted to believe that expansion was synonymous with diversification . |
| 18 | Eye drops and nose sprays are among the most helpful treatments . |
| 19 | These units are among the best trained and equipped in the Egyptian army . |
| 20 | TWO Alton drivers are among a team on a mercy mission to Romania . |
| 21 | Colour co-ordinated plant arrangements and an easy way to propagate begonias are among the bright ideas suggested by Carol Kurrein this month |
| 22 | Two of its three authors are among the leading radical historians . |
| 23 | The brightly marked sea snakes are among the most venomous snakes to be found anywhere in the world . |
| 24 | Together with spiders , snakes are among the animals most feared by man , although most species are harmless . |
| 25 | Athletes , including Sebastian Coe , and cosmonauts are among well-known users of ginseng today . |
| 26 | On the first point , local authority tenants who bought their homes are among those least likely to have been repossessed . |
| 27 | Is the Minister not aware that a significant number of pensioners who own their own homes are among the poorest in the country ? |
| 28 | Indian restaurants are among the most beloved and patronised of all Britain 's many ethnic establishments . |
| 29 | Our vegetarian restaurants are among the most adventurous you 'll experience . |
| 30 | ‘ If you choose to play sport at this level , friends and relationships are among the things you must sacrifice . ’ |