Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] the number of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using these in different combinations the number of phrases you could cope with is almost limitless . |
| 2 | In some individual cases the number of items posted will decrease and in other cases there will be a change in the pattern of consumer spending , customers perhaps making use of private sector delivery services . |
| 3 | In the following years the number of papers rose , culminating in sixteen in 1988 ( during which Pons wrote 36 papers but still none relating to test-tube fusion ) . |
| 4 | For solitary stones the number of sessions for complete fragmentation was significantly different for stones less than 20 mm versus stones of 20 to 30 mm ( p<0.001 ) or stones >30 mm ( p<0.001 ) . |
| 5 | In recent years the number of initiatives have been increasing rapidly with development concentrated in deprived urban communities . |
| 6 | In some of the applied sciences the number of hours may be considerable while in an Arts course the formal teaching periods may be relatively few . |
| 7 | During the Napoleonic wars the number of prosecutions for sodomy increased . |
| 8 | At seated dinners the number of guests invited to the meal may be limited by the cost or the size of the hall . |