Example sentences of "[art] number of [noun pl] during the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Possibly this increase in the number of wakenings during the night is related to the attenuation with age of the twenty-four-hour ( circadian ) rhythm of body temperature and other physiological functions . |
| 2 | These increases in women 's relative wage rates , from about 65 per cent of men 's in the 1960s to 75 per cent by 1975 , can be shown to have substantially reduced the number of births during the 1970s — by 130,000 — and made their timing more volatile ( de Cooman , Ermisch , and Joshi 1987 , 1988 ) . |
| 3 | Another progressive change with age in sleeping patterns is the number of arousals during the night . |
| 4 | Delivering 40,000 ice cubes to the minister , representing the extra number of people who die each winter compared with the number of deaths during the summer , the Campaign for Cold Weather Credits hopes to draw attention to the plight of the poor and the elderly . |
| 5 | The tendency in the historical literature has been to dismiss the number of homeworkers during the 1900s as insignificant , but the numbers of women employed in casual tasks are extremely difficult to estimate . |
| 6 | Will he tell us which European country enjoyed the greatest growth in the number of jobs during the 1980s ? |
| 7 | There are a number of concerts during the session devoted to the performance of students ' compositions . |
| 8 | Thus , in a number of stages during the 1980s , the Conservatives cut the basic rate of income tax by nearly a quarter ( from 33p to 25p in the £ ) while the top rate was reduced by more than half . |
| 9 | A successful team may have to go through a number of fights during the course of a day 's competition so it is not at all unusual to see teams short-handed through injury in the final stages . |
| 10 | L M Ericsson Telefon AB says it signed a number of contracts during the first quarter of 1993 totalling $30m for AXE digital switching kit to extend the public telecommunications network in Liaoning Province , Peoples Republic of China . |
| 11 | Progress towards political diversity under Vietnam 's , primarily economic , Doi Moi or " rejuvenation " campaign [ see p. 36696 ] suffered a number of setbacks during the latter half of 1989 , as CPV leaders reacted with some unease at the trend towards pluralism among their communist allies in Eastern Europe . |
| 12 | Bangor ref Barr booked five players and made a number of decisions during the game that infuriated the home fans and caused puzzled looks in the press box . |
| 13 | Berri , who had held ministerial posts in a number of Cabinets during the 1980s and 1990s , replaced Hussein al-Husseini who had resigned in August after losing his seat in the general election [ see p. 39071 ] . |
| 14 | On a number of occasions during the war , the role of the nobility had come under attack , in particular at moments of severe crisis . |
| 15 | So , not saying that will be the situation in every case , but certainly there will be a number of occasions during the week , er when that kind of arrangement will apply , and hopefully it will help us to get through the business a little bit , er , quicker . |
| 16 | For instance , it may be available to members of a family who use the same for a number of days during the year or for weekends . |
| 17 | In an attempt to allay some of these fears , the government made a number of concessions during the report stage of the Bill : |