Example sentences of "[adj -er] number of [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The larger number of subjects in the recognition phase for each stimulus increases the reliability of signal detection measures calculated for individual stimuli so these measures were calculated immediately rather than using hit rate for further analyses . |
| 2 | On the other , the national ‘ demographic time bomb ’ of much smaller numbers of school-leavers in the 1990s is likely to have its most severe impact on those places which experience rapid-migration of younger families during the 1950s and 1960s , namely the older New Towns and the more traditional commuting zones and most notably those in the Home Counties/ Outer Metropolitan Area of South East England . |
| 3 | The higher number of births from the mid-1950s and through the 1960s inevitably meant more pensioners sixty years on . |
| 4 | It is also of note that there was a higher proportion of gastric and duodenal ulcers in the group of miners , and there was a significantly higher number of miners with the premalignant histological lesions of dysplasia and intestinal metaplasia compared with the general population . |
| 5 | This revealed a higher number of referrals to the psychogeriatric service for people in Newham than in Ipswich ( understandable in view of the fact that Newham has a larger elderly population : approximately 28,500 people over 65 compared with 18,800 in Ipswich ) . |
| 6 | This decrease reflects the lower numbers of people in the population aged 80+ . |
| 7 | It is solicitors , not barristers , who conduct much the greater number of cases in the lesser courts — county courts and magistrates ' courts . |
| 8 | Yes , I mean several points that you 've raised , and these are things that I 've picked up from the newspapers and I 'll make the point , I 'm no expert but I as I understand it , the allied erm forces have erm substantially greater number of aircraft in the area than the Iraqi airforce had , so that 's one point . |
| 9 | Not surprisingly one finds a greater number of narratives of the miracles of dead saints in France than in Germany , because they were more needed there . |
| 10 | Thus , while the far greater number of ratepayers in the open villages meant that there was no disincentive to build houses , those that were built quickly became decrepit rural slums . |
| 11 | Whilst , overall , only slightly larger proportions of women than men may be likely to identify themselves as carers , the greater numbers of women in the adult population mean that in absolute terms more women are involved in care-giving than men . |
| 12 | The Swann Report ( 1985 , p 393 ) devotes half a page ( out of 800 pages ) to this age group and recommends extension of nursery facilities for ethnic minority children and greater numbers of staff from the ethnic minorities . |
| 13 | Nor can it be wholly explained by the employment changes which were pushing greater numbers of people into the market irrespective of wage trends . |