Example sentences of "a number of [noun pl] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were a number of reasons for the lack of success . |
| 2 | 7.4 There are a number of reasons for the decision to use Personal Interviews as an Instrument of Assessment in PSD : |
| 3 | There were a number of preconditions for the advent of mass owner occupation , which first characterized the inter-war years ( Ball , 1983 ) . |
| 4 | The secretive nature of crime raises a number of problems for the study of crime . |
| 5 | Geographers are familiar with the concept of the central place — a locally or regionally important centre fulfilling a number of functions for the settlements around . |
| 6 | Charles Wesley ( 1868 ) wrote a number of hymns for the use of parents ; he himself lost his first two children . |
| 7 | The claimant employed a number of persons for the purpose of preparing and serving meals to other employees of its business . |
| 8 | The period following the parliamentary victory saw a number of proposals for the demolition or conversion to secular use of the English cathedrals . |
| 9 | The student may consider a number of strategies for the investigation and select those which are considered appropriate eg in investigating the phasing of traffic lights at a road junction , the student may consider using trial and improvement , graphical techniques , algebraic analysis , calculus etc as strategies . |
| 10 | Mr Curran revealed the council was advancing a number of projects for the district including a major new tourist facility in Newcastle and a marina for Killough . |
| 11 | There are a number of accessories for the sander , including a sanding frame to allow even sanding of large areas , and a frame to hold the tool upside down for stationary use . |
| 12 | Miss Wise was a strong supporter of the B.D.D.A. and wrote a number of articles for the British Deaf Times , mostly about travel in France . |
| 13 | This gives rise to a number of advantages for the teacher or therapist . |
| 14 | The contract army had a number of advantages for the crown . |
| 15 | The water maze offers a number of advantages for the study of spatial learning in that within the tank the animal is quite unconstrained as to the direction it may take , though this must be balanced against the fact that the swimming task is somewhat stressful and the animal is learning how to reach a relatively precarious goal . |
| 16 | These factors can be broken down into a number of sets for the purposes of different sections of the UCTA , and probably form the most useful framework under which to analyse its effect . |
| 17 | In the Spring of 1939 , the Ministry of Health approached the Railway Executive committee to consider the preparation of a number of trains for the evacuation of civilian casualties , each train originally being composed of two third-brake vehicles for housing stores and staff , together with 13 passenger corridor brake vans with brackets for carrying stretchers . |
| 18 | Schulz considers a number of explanations for the phenomenon she describes , and concludes that it arises from men 's prejudice against women and their fear of women 's ‘ natural ’ power or biological superiority . |
| 19 | Your perceptive articles on European airlines ( January 20th ) and high-speed travel in Europe ( February 3rd ) raise a number of issues for the contestable market-theory debate . |
| 20 | At this time the villagers had to work a number of days for the Bishop and among their duties , they had to send one man from each household to pick the grapes from his vines . |
| 21 | There have been a number of competitors for the dominant role in the Arab world . |
| 22 | He developed good relations , often deep friendships , with prominent figures of the time , including Ibn Saud , who frequently sought his advice and from whom Van Der Meulen was able to obtain a number of concessions for the Dutch . |
| 23 | It suggested a number of objectives for the revision : |
| 24 | Mr Malik had tried a number of rhymes for the opening number . |
| 25 | If there are a number of nominations for the position of trustee , then a vote is taken in accordance with the rules as set in section 3 above but if there are three or more nominees , the chairman must continue taking votes until one nominee has a clear majority with the nominee obtaining the least support dropping out each time ( r 6.88(2) ) . |
| 26 | Network analysis is the term used to embrace a number of techniques for the planning and control of complex projects . |
| 27 | Both young and old , people are punished in a number of ways for the failure to achieve . |