| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 885 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 730 |
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| 3 | [noun] in the number of [noun pl] | 422 |
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| 4 | [noun] of the number of [noun pl] | 175 |
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| 5 | increase [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 159 |
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| 6 | increase [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 157 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 131 |
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| 8 | reduction [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 76 |
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| 9 | [noun] on the number of [noun pl] | 71 |
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| 10 | reduction [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 70 |
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| 11 | [noun] to the number of [noun pl] | 66 |
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| 12 | limit [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 48 |
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| 13 | limit [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 44 |
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| 14 | term [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 15 | rise [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 16 | terms [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 17 | rise [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 18 | [noun] between the number of [noun pl] | 33 |
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| 19 | [noun] for the number of [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 20 | [noun] [prep] the number of children | 26 |
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| 21 | growth [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 22 | growth [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 23 | [noun] by the number of [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 24 | decline [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 25 | decline [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 26 | [noun] about the number of [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 27 | [noun] [prep] the number of times | 20 |
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| 28 | [noun] [prep] the number of cases | 18 |
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| 29 | difference [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 30 | fall [prep] the number of [noun pl] | 15 |
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