Example sentences of "considerable number [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1 In recent years , as the New Right has come to prominence , a considerable number of political scientists have changed their assessment of the part played by interest groups in British politics . |
| 2 | Whilst the weather could have been kinder for the photographers wishing to capture the splendid liveries of the trams , both in the sheds and on the extensive outdoor system , we managed to dodge the couple of showers and visited the considerable number of preserved vehicles and small exhibits . |
| 3 | They plastered a considerable number of parked aircraft with sticky labels marked ‘ bomb ’ : the station commander reportedly was furious the following morning . |
| 4 | In addition to the many dialects of Chinese , many other languages of South-East Asia ( e.g. Thai , Vietnamese ) are tone languages ; so are very many African languages , particularly those to the South and West , and a considerable number of Amerindian languages . |
| 5 | When it was reported that a considerable number of young children in the house were not eating their breakfast , which consisted of porridge and bread , he recommended that , for children under sixteen , the same diet should be given for breakfast as for supper . |
| 6 | Many of the great institutions in Edinburgh , Glasgow , Manchester , Birmingham or Yorkshire — which had in their employ a considerable number of deaf teachers of the deaf — were not even present . |
| 7 | The white press of Kenya had a far larger market to attract and was altogether more viable : a considerable number of Kenyan newspapers and magazines were readily available in Tanganyika . |
| 8 | First , there are those like Derby Lonsdale College of Higher Education formed from the linking of one or more colleges of education , which by definition offered only advanced courses in teacher training , with a college of technology which offered a considerable number of advanced vocational courses . |
| 9 | We have created a considerable number of new jobs in south Norfolk ; regrettably , some of these were at the expense of people affected by the closure of the Ipswich site , but nevertheless , such opportunities in a rural environment have been viewed very positively by the local community . |
| 10 | In order that I could test a number of hypotheses , I gave all the British ( and a considerable number of other European and North American ) Moonies a 41-page questionnaire , and then I reproduced many of the questions in a 36-page questionnaire that was distributed to non-Moonies who were matched for age and social background with the Unification membership . |
| 11 | The CML accepted the force of this objection , and proposed instead that any rule , if introduced , should require solicitors simply to inform lenders immediately if it were evident that completion would be delayed by more than 3 days — a view which appeared to be supported by a considerable number of other respondents . |
| 12 | It 's also confused a considerable number of other people back at because very few have come down today , but I 'm sorry that we 've . |
| 13 | This quantity is sufficient for 125 litres of compost , enough to plant up a considerable number of hanging baskets , pots and window boxes . |
| 14 | It has been suggested that a considerable number of healthy people previously infected with H pylori might remain seropositive despite the spontaneous elimination of the organisms . |
| 15 | A large number of alleles in the human major histocompatibility complex on chromosome 6p21 have now been cloned , generating a considerable number of informative FRLPs . |
| 16 | In many societies , but more particularly in modern societies , there are numerous different centres of political thought and experience : educational institutions of various types ; party organizations ( including party schools and research institutes ) ; the mass media ; more or less official ‘ think tanks ’ ; the central offices of trade unions and employers ' associations ; international agencies ; and a considerable number of private associations devoted to political research and education , some of which have grown out of social movements and remain more or less closely connected with them . |
| 17 | There are a considerable number of straightforward investments available in reputable havens that have no direct equivalent in mainland UK . |
| 18 | I think you 've got to do something drastic , at the end of last year a considerable number of working parties and committees were actually reduced or eliminated , and I look at education and I look at the sub- committees of education , they 've all been replaced by working parties now that meet more and more regularly . |
| 19 | There would appear to be a considerable number of strange events concerning signal boxes and their environs more so than other areas of unexplained activities . |
| 20 | Needless to say a considerable number of indignant gallery owners have protested , not only because they have been demoted , but because the list which contains the details about which gallery is in which category has been widely circulated . |
| 21 | They supported a considerable number of genuine charities as well as the disputable School , and were particularly affected by the new legislation of 1547 . |
| 22 | We have taken a considerable number of far-reaching measures in association with the Confederation of British Industry to encourage precisely that course . |
| 23 | The treaty was complex , with 100 articles and a considerable number of additional annexes . |
| 24 | Yet , when the vote was taken , it showed a considerable number of Labour MPs had not voted . |
| 25 | There are a considerable number of Labour Party members sitting in this Council Chamber who have given a greater financial contribution than they ever expected to make because was Treasurer . |
| 26 | a geomorphologist who has made a substantial contribution which includes a considerable number of process-type contributions as well as some concerned more with evolutionary geomorphology , concluded after a review of three recent statements on the issue ( Dury , 1972 , p. 201 ) : |
| 27 | Even in these circumstances the approach provided a deep insight into the information needs of the organisation , and revealed a considerable number of potential improvements , some of which were implemented in the course of the study and others that were addressed in the longer term . |
| 28 | These include a considerable number of American or Dominion visitors to the Lake District . |
| 29 | Twenty years later at least four major families of drugs were widely used , as well as a considerable number of supporting agents which were believed to help some patients in particular circumstances . |
| 30 | Is the Minister aware , for example , of the considerable number of Territorial Army members who served in the Gulf , including over 20 from the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun ( Mr. McKelvey ) , who have been refused their bounty because they did not serve their annual camp — precisely because they were in the Gulf for over 51 days ? |