Example sentences of "the number of cases [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from the People 's Republic of China , which claims to have eradicated syphilis in the space of about ten years , most countries are now reporting an increase in the number of cases of early infectious syphilis , usually amongst male homosexuals . |
| 2 | The number of cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( BSE ) among cattle has continued to rise , despite repeated assurances from government spokesmen that the disease would soon decline . |
| 3 | The number of cases of developed Aids is now more than 2,649 . |
| 4 | The number of cases of acute hepatitis B diagnosed each year in men aged 15 years or over increased during the early 1980s , and reached a peak of 1285 in 1984 . |
| 5 | The latest figures show that the number of cases of serious backpain reported has risen by 40% over the past 5 years . |
| 6 | The number of cases of thyroid cancer among children in Belarus ( Belorussia ) has risen 100 times since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 , with the highest levels in the areas where radioactive fallout was greatest . |
| 7 | And , of course , the CEOs tell the truth — the number of cases of sexual misconduct by teachers that reach education authority levels is minute . |
| 8 | Although the number of cases of infectious syphilis seen in genitourinary medicine clinics has fallen since 1981 , the rate of fall slowed in 1988 ( fig 1 ( bottom ) ) . |
| 9 | Their figures for the incidence of the various diseases are fairly accurate , every doctor having to fill in a form listing the number of cases of communicable disease seen each week ; however , as elsewhere , the minor sexually transmitted diseases are not included . |
| 10 | We 've seen new and harsher disciplinary procedures introduced , safety measures ignored and regrettably increases in the number of cases of racial and sexual harassment . |
| 11 | The admission rate for diabetics fell by 26% over this four-year period , the number of patients admitted with ketoacidosis decreased from 19 to 3 per year , and the number of cases of severe hypoglycaemia remained constant : |
| 12 | Although the number of cases of sudden infant death syndrome ( SIDS ) in the UK in 1992 was half that in 1991 ( 456 vs 912 , respectively ) , SIDS remains the commonest cause of death in babies older than 1 week . |
| 13 | The corrected sum of the number of cases with congenital abnormalities was calculated as unc where N i is the number of cases with congenital abnormalities out of n i births . |
| 14 | The corrected sum of the number of cases with congenital abnormalities was calculated as unc where N i is the number of cases with congenital abnormalities out of n i births . |