Example sentences of "[art] number [prep] [noun sg] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 This twofold crisis of resources has generated an imperative to limit the numbers in prison and to deal with more offenders outside the prison ‘ in the community ’ , but without overloading the probation service .
2 The conditions for equilibrium in the intermediate good market are that where n m , n r are the number of manufacturing and retailing firms , respectively .
3 The number of hotel and catering companies to fall into the hands of receivers more than doubled during 1991 , according to figures published by Touche Ross .
4 There were conflicting claims about the number of army and rebel casualties following a renewed government offensive against the northern strongholds of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) .
5 The number of TC-LC that adhered to KC was 10-fold greater than the number of TE-LC that bound , implying a role for cadherins in LC-KC interactions .
6 We have not yet investigated any change in the incidence of dilatation and curettage in young women since this audit , but we conclude that if a strict protocol for surgery is adhered to , the proportion of patients for whom useful histological information is gained should increase and the number of dilatation and curettage operations decrease with appropriate clinical and economic advantage .
7 We doubled the number of Spend & Save cardholders to over one million by the year end .
8 The number of TC-LC that adhered to KC was 10-fold greater than the number of TE-LC that bound , implying a role for cadherins in LC-KC interactions .
9 This floor also housed a number of paint and varnish vats , into which the handles were dipped .
10 These are drawn from proposals for a number of sale and purchase agreements , including those relating to the sale of a steel stock holder , an aerostructures contractor and a guarding company .
11 It 's a service which only Rentokil could offer and supply , with our broad range of experience and skills across a number of hygiene and cleaning activities . ’
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