Example sentences of "be the [adj] number of [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Such a near-continuous set of numbers can only be obtained if nine records are stored per track , and this will usually not be the best number of records for the file under consideration .
2 At least initially there will be the same number of clubs as presently in Division One , the same relegation and promotion and even the retention of the fixture-clogging Zenith Data Systems Cup .
3 Besides the heavy volume of traffic on the motorway proper , another factor could be the high number of vehicles using the two junctions .
4 Its single dimension in a DIM statement would be the maximum number of names you expected in the table less 1 .
5 The confusion arose between the subsequent press briefings given by the hon. and learned Member for Grantham ( Mr. Hogg ) , the Minister of State , Foreign and Commonwealth Office , and the Prime Minister 's statements about what were likely to be the maximum number of warheads on the Trident programme .
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