Example sentences of "number of [noun] [vb base] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some feel that there is no need to double mark all modules as a large number of examinations contribute to the student 's final award . |
| 2 | Yet how can a certain number of equations account for the complexity and trivial detail that we see around us ? |
| 3 | We do at least now know that in the formation of the new foetus an equal number of chromosomes come from the male and from the female , and that a female is not a malformed male foetus : this is not a ‘ view ’ . |
| 4 | A number of provisions refer to the ‘ objects and purposes ’ of the treaty , suggesting ‘ the existence of a normative element beyond the rules laid down ’ in the treaty . |
| 5 | A number of plans lie on the table to alleviate the bottle neck in academic jobs . |
| 6 | A number of lengths remain in the Campagna . |
| 7 | Generally speaking , the present scene is a varied one and a number of factors contribute to the way in which a missionary situation is tackled by the Church . |
| 8 | In Europe a number of countries participate in the European Monetary System which attempts to stabilise exchange rates and thereby facilitate trade and investment flows between trading partners . |
| 9 | At Leeds youth courts — the second busiest in the country — youth justice workers have also seen the number of appearances double since the introduction of the Criminal Justice Act . |
| 10 | Use a scale from 1 to 7 where 1 would mean that you think virtually no accidents occur at the junction and 7 would indicate that you think a large number of accidents occur at the junction . ’ |
| 11 | It is hardly surprising that the highest number of accidents occur in the home . |
| 12 | However , in many cases , the invention can not be kept secret , especially if articles made to the invention are to be marketed commercially or if a large number of employees know of the invention , in which case a patent is the only realistic solution . |
| 13 | A number of implications arise from the model of pragmatic mediation that I have sketched out here . |
| 14 | By thus consenting they form one body politic and it is implied in the contract that the majority have the right to conclude for the rest and let me quote for when any number of men have by the consent of every individual made a community they have thereby made that community one body with a power to act as one body which is only by the will and determination of the majority it being necessary to that which is one body to move one way a single body ca n't move in two opposite directions simultaneously . |
| 15 | The extent of party unity in the Commons is very high and very rarely do any substantial number of MPs stray from the fold . |
| 16 | But then they had seen a number of man-things leap from the line of vehicles in front of the blazing building , and spread out in a loose line . |
| 17 | However , a number of lessons emerge from the Canadian , New South Wales and Michigan experience . |
| 18 | They therefore do not lay down requirements for length of time spent in training , number of years experience within the industry , the type of training that must be undertaken , and so on . |
| 19 | The fact that a wide number of manufacturers work to the same pattern means that the caterer who is topping up need not return to the same source for the top-up . |