Example sentences of "[adv] by the number [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Officials describe the exodus as ‘ quota-driven ’ , meaning that numbers are limited only by the number of places made available in resettlement countries . |
| 2 | Similarly the efficiency of a hospital should not be judged just by the number of operations completed , but perhaps also by the effectiveness of the operations . |
| 3 | To administer these , take one grain and dissolve it in distilled water with some alcohol added , the total amount to be determined approximately by the number of doses you wish to prescribe . |
| 4 | One can see it by the numbers of new business start-ups ; also by the number of failures which does show there is some healthy risk-taking . |
| 5 | For two colours on screen , multiply the number of squares wide by the number of squares high . |
| 6 | At the other end of the scale one finds the hard pressed teacher or headmaster , besieged by parents , yet limited to a certain class size by government regulation ( or even by the number of spaces in his register page ) . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ We do n't judge our progress by the results we achieve , rather by the number of players who eventually go on to play for the full Ulster side . |