* Most monocots are unable to thicken their stems once they have formed, since they lack the cylindrical meristem present in other angiosperm groups.

Most importantly, the ' Altaic ' languages do not seem to share a common basic vocabulary of the type normally present in cases of genetic relationship.

Most African Americans are of West and Central African descent and are descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States.

Most oculocutaenous albinistic humans appear white or very pale as the melanin pigments responsible for brown, black, and some yellow colorations are not present.

Most legal systems require sufficient notice to be given to all directors of these meetings, and that a quorum must be present before any business may be conducted.

According to Gislason and Craig ( 2005 ): " Most thermodynamic data come from calorimetry ..." According to Kondepudi ( 2008 ): " Calorimetry is widely used in present day laboratories.

Most epistolary novels present the documents without questions about how they were gathered.

Most terrestrial helium present today is created by the natural radioactive decay of heavy radioactive elements ( thorium and uranium ), as the alpha particles emitted by such decays consist of helium-4 nuclei.

Most regulations permit a threshold level of lubricant that may be present in waste streams and companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually in treating their waste waters to get to acceptable levels.

Most states have at most one monarch at any given time, although a regent may rule when the monarch is a minor, not present, or otherwise incapable of ruling.

) Most of the Savage Land races have their origin from a group of primitive ape men who seems to have escaped the Celestial experiments whose influence is present in all modern Homo sapiens.

Most speakers spoke Old East Norse in what is present day Denmark and Sweden.

Most Polygonaceae are perennial herbaceous plants with swollen nodes, but trees, shrubs and vines are also present.

Most commonly due to improper surface treatment before application and inherent moisture / dampness being present in the substrate.

Most sedevacantists hold the Holy Orders conferred with the present revised rites of the Catholic Church to be invalid due to defect both of intention and form.

Most of the member congregations of the UUA are in the United States and Canada, but the UUA has also admitted congregations from Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Pakistan ( although UUA policy appears at present to be against admitting any new congregations from outside North America, rather having them form their own national bodies and having these bodies join the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists ).

Most of the amalgamations took place in 1967 and the municipality in its present form was created in 1971.

Most nutrients, with the exception of the lack of nitrogen in desert soils, are present in the soil but may not be available to plants due to extremes of pH.

Most ESWL is carried out when the stone is present near the renal pelvis.

Most listening rooms present a more or less reflective environment, depending on size, shape, volume, and furnishings.

Most of the rocks forming the surface of the present High Atlas were deposited under the ocean at that time.

Most of the bishops present accepted the letter, proclaiming that Peter spoke through Agatho.

Most present between the ages of 30 and 50 years.

Most artists of the period ( like Bruegel ) are described as Flemish, even though they might have been born in the present day Netherlands.

Most of their former members are now included in the bunch of bagworm genera whose relationships must be regarded as undetermined at present.

Most original Cuyp paintings were signed by him, and in the script manner in which his name was inscribed.

Most of his claims are found in his paintings, many of which are Lettrist Abstractions.

Most of Noland's paintings fall into one of four groups: circles, or targets ( see Beginning illustrated ), chevrons, ( see infobox ), stripes, and shaped canvases.

Most writers attach a more profound significance to his paintings than had previously been supposed, and attempt to interpret it in terms of a late medieval morality.

Most impressively, miniatures and matte paintings could be used to depict worlds that never existed.

Most of these paintings depict strong light and fair weather ; he showed little interest in snow or rain scenes, or in seasonal color changes.

Most of Hopper's figure paintings focus on the subtle interaction of human beings with their environment — carried out with solo figures, couples, or groups.

Most pieces came from the Guggenheim's permanent collection, but the museum also acquired paintings by Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko and Clyfford Still and commissioned new works by Francesco Clemente, Anselm Kiefer, Jenny Holzer and Richard Serra.

Most of them were made as preparatory studies for his paintings, but he also drew landscapes, genre subjects, and caricatures for his own enjoyment.

Most of the paintings in the Prado come from the former royal collection and almost all were acquired in the 18th century.

Most of the Museum's 19th-century paintings come from the former Museo de Arte Moderno, including works by the Madrazo, Vicente López, Carlos de Haes, Rosales and Sorolla.

Most famous of all are the hundreds of paintings and prints that make up the series Homage to the Square.

Most of Russell's portrayals of white women are shown as " pure " and non-sexual, other than those paintings specifically depicting prostitutes.

Most of his early paintings was lost during the war time.

Most of the sliding doors and paintings were put into storage as World War II started reaching the Japanese mainland.

Most Neo-Grec paintings were also done in a horizontal layout as in a frieze decoration or Greek vases, with the composition simplified.

Most tablahs are beautifully decorated, some with wood, tile or bone inlay, etched metal, or paintings in designs typical of the Near East.

Most of his paintings step outside those recommended in Mustard Seed Garden, an accumulated one and a half million years of exile.

Most of Sage ’ s paintings focus on free-standing architectural structures, including walls, towers, and latticework, which could represent buildings either under construction or ruined and decaying.

Most of the paintings have the nude models standing or crouching on the beach facing out to sea, so only the back view is displayed.

Most are thick porcelain table ware with blue cobalt paintings.

Most of the evidence comes from only a few vase paintings of the 5th century BC, such as one showing a mask of the god suspended from a tree with decorated robe hanging below it and dancing and the Pronomos vase, which depicts actors preparing for a Satyr play.

Most paintings depict scenes of pastoral life, religious ceremonies, and festivals.

Most of the rest of the paintings are narratives, but most of the work has been partially or fully lost, and those that remain are not in good condition.

Most of these paintings seem to go back to an original by John Cleveley the Younger, painted in 1784, although other versions, like that of John Webber, stood model for later copies too.