Example sentences of "number [prep] [noun sg] [noun] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the chief effects of enclosure was to reduce the number of yeoman farmers and to increase the number of landless workers . |
| 2 | The three parties signed on Oct. 19 a formal coalition agreement which included commitments to relax citizenship legislation , to establish a nationwide state broadcasting service , to reduce the number of government ministries and to cut government staff . |
| 3 | In practice variations so caused are few : in every land the total number of list seats nearly always turns out to be either the same as the total number of constituency seats or to differ from it by only one or two . |
| 4 | To reduce the central directorate to a small number of enterprise directors and to limit their influence ; |
| 5 | The two most immediate priorities are to increase the number of Society members and to provide more classes , which , of course , means training more teachers . |
| 6 | About 1300 journalists registered at this years ' show , and you have only to read the number of column entries and to hear the radio and to see the television to know that the content of this year 's Royal Show stands second to none in the technical content of agricultural exhibitions across the world . |
| 7 | There is a growing trend in the textile trade for designers to make use of computer-aided design , in order to explore a greater number of design ideas and to shorten lead times on production . |
| 8 | However , it is quicker , more convenient , and produces social control more economically , to deal with a small number of organization leaders than to seek to achieve a dialogue directly with citizens . |