Example sentences of "of a number of [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alun Morgan and Dr Jon Saunders of the department of genetics and microbiology at the University of Liverpool , working with Dr Roger Pickup of the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology , Windermere , form one of a number of groups of scientists developing techniques to spot a GEM . |
| 2 | Until well into the nineteenth century the nation 's coalminers were not regarded as a race apart , living and working in closely-knit communities dominated by the colliery 's winding gear and huge , ugly muck stacks , but merely as one of a number of groups of village craftsmen and labourers . |
| 3 | Althusser 's influence declined in France after 1968 , partly as a result of the role played by the PCF , of which Althusser was a member , in the events of May 1968 , and partly as an effect of a number of critiques of his work , some of them by Althusser himself . |
| 4 | But the authorities of the cat world do seem to have their eyes firmly fixed on possible dangers , and we can hope for a much greater restraint than has existed in the case of a number of breeds of dog . |
| 5 | The results of a number of studies of the leads and lags between spot and futures prices will be considered to see if the theoretical prediction that futures prices lead spot prices is supported and , if so , to see how long is the lag before spot prices catch up with futures prices . |
| 6 | Professor William Miller of Glasgow University , author of a number of studies of voters ' behaviour at elections , believes formal advertising has relatively little effect on how people vote . |
| 7 | In some problems we require to obtain x for each of a set of values for p ; e.g. the elements of p may be functions of an independent variable , and we require x for each of a number of values of the variable . |
| 8 | The classic British ‘ regional problem ’ of the coalfields in the 1930s resulted from the collapse of the coal industry ( partly as a result of the collapse of the UK 's position within an earlier international division of labour ) which had been so central to the economic structure of a number of areas of the country . |
| 9 | The Enterprise Centre 's ‘ local ’ LEC — LEEL has been supportive of a number of areas of the centre 's activities and sponsored the 1993 Napier Enterprise Lecture . |
| 10 | The investigation will explore : ways of asking about sensitive issues ; the prevalence of a number of forms of sexual abuse ( for example , incest , rape , involvement in pornography ) ; whether the abuse was reported to anyone ; what coping strategies were used at a time ; and what the impact has been over time . |
| 11 | Motivation is an ‘ event ’ in itself — motivation is made up of a number of factors of which the most important are the perceived value of the outcome to the individual and the correlation between that outcome and the effort necessary to achieve it . |
| 12 | Under discussion for over 20 years , the project has recently been revitalized under the auspices of the Compagnie nationale du Rhone , with the backing of a number of members of the European Parliament . |
| 13 | The Car Park and Picnic Area at Foxton is one of a number of places of interest in rural surroundings , provided by the County Council for public access . |
| 14 | More recently , the potential of stylistics in language teaching has been underscored by the publication of a number of collections of articles on the subject ( Carter 1982 , Brumfit and Carter 1986 , Short 1989 , Carter and Simpson 1989 ) . |
| 15 | As late as the 1760s the ideal government , in the eyes not merely of George III but of the great majority of his subjects , was one consisting of a number of heads of departments , each performing his task efficiently and responsible only to the king and Parliament . |
| 16 | I discussed the evil of drift-netting as but one of a number of kinds of ecological terrorism . |
| 17 | Colleagues , while we 're standing , can I remind you of a number of colleagues of ours who have died in the past year George , national office Dick from Scotland of South Western region Lord from Southern region Julie from Southern region William from national office from Northern region from Birmingham Harry , London regional secretary Grace from London region from Yorkshire region and many many others not mentioned here that have given their energy and their commitment on behalf of the G M B members , we remember them all |
| 18 | What he says about the king 's own explanation for his forwardness in battle is one of a number of examples of d'Ayala 's perception of the Scottish kingdom : ‘ He ( the king ) said to me that his subjects serve him with their persons and goods , in just and unjust quarrels , exactly as he likes , and that therefore he does not think it right to begin any warlike undertaking without being himself the first in danger . ’ |
| 19 | At the University of Sheffield , Wood has been responsible for the design and development of a number of simulations of online services : FOSSILS , a simulation of DIALOG , BLAISERS a simulation of BLAISE MARC , MUTE-MEDLINE User Training Exercise and SSDC a simulation of SDC . |
| 20 | The three-man commission — League president Gordon McKeag , Bury chairman Terry Robinson and Lincoln chairman John Reames — said in a statement : ‘ Barnet have been found guilty of a number of breaches of Football League regulations , mainly in connection with the keeping of proper books of account and players ' contracts . |
| 21 | This is one of a number of aspects of the model which originally stem from Hegel , but the model itself is not Hegelian . |