Example sentences of "[det] as the number of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such lists as were drawn up by James are now thought to contain deliberate inaccuracies in details , such as the number of pages in certain books , thus enabling James to remove and offer pages from illuminated Qur'ans on the international market . |
| 2 | This may be information such as the number of strokes used , the order in which the strokes are written , the direction of the writing , and even the speed of the writing for each stroke . |
| 3 | But the effective address is then used , not to specify a store location , but as subsidiary information for the operation to be performed ( such as the number of bits to be shifted ) . |
| 4 | We have seen the subsidiary information field as providing parameters needed by an operation , such as the number of bits to be shifted or the length of an operand . |
| 5 | Factors such as the number of letters different , and word length are often involved . |
| 6 | Analysis of the structure of households can provide indicators of shortage such as the number of families doubling up , and show changing patterns of housing needs . |
| 7 | Records must not be based on the measurement of subjective impressions such as the number of times parents felt depressed about their child 's behaviour . |
| 8 | It must not rely on the measurement of subjective impressions such as the number of times a child annoyed a parent ; it must be concerned with observable behaviour . |
| 9 | Other studies have used ‘ strike activity ’ ( such as the number of stoppages due to industrial action ) as an indicator of militancy . |
| 10 | Instead most Boards adopted a standard proxy measure such as the number of rooms or the floor area of the domestic premises concerned , and based their standing charges or the charge for the first ‘ block ’ on this . |
| 11 | A computer program is used to calculate the amount of fuel required ; this is based on information such as the number of passengers , the weight of baggage , the flight distance and prevailing winds , etc . |
| 12 | Lodgings/digs These are generally unpopular with most students because of cost , set meal times and general restrictions — such as the number of baths allowed — and the times by which you are expected to be home and in bed ! |
| 13 | Simple per capita assessments , such as the number of schoolchildren , give a very crude measure of need . |
| 14 | There are others , such as the number of children who have received a nursery education , where we are very near or at the bottom . |
| 15 | The National Union of Teachers claimed the results had no real value as no allowances were made for factors such as the number of pupils with English as a second language . |
| 16 | The research aims to look both at personal characteristics , such as age and sex , and also at company characteristics , such as the number of employees at the workplace . |