Example sentences of "[vb pp] by a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nineteenth-century railway history of the United States was dominated by a number of themes which were dramatically reflected in the railway stations . |
| 2 | The central star cluster is dominated by a number of discrete sources ; one of them , IRS16 , has traditionally been considered the core of the cluster . |
| 3 | Brackley was surrounded by a number of smaller villages , such as Hinton with a population of approximately 175 [ Baker , 1 , 635 ] , the hamlet of Steane with only 15 [ Baker , 1 , 686 ] or , somewhat further , the village where Leapor was born , Marston St. Lawrence , where about 370 people lived [ Baker , 1 , 642 ] . |
| 4 | The mouth is omitted and the head is surrounded by a number of peculiar , concentric bands , through which and from which many lines radiate , giving the structure the effect of a halo . ’ |
| 5 | It is difficult to resist the observation that in view of the anaemic definition of the offence , affray can not properly be characterised as being committed by a number of people fighting in public , even if that is the most commonly charged form of it . |
| 6 | It was therefore timely that the RIBA should have been approached by a number of parties interested in publishing the Journal and eventually a deal with The Builder Group was struck by the Institute . |
| 7 | Councillors said they have been approached by a number of people about the poor repair of the road . |
| 8 | It may pay to hunt in groups ; prey can then be surrounded rather than chased , and large species of prey can be subdued by a number of smaller predators . |
| 9 | The July 29 elections were preceded by a number of primary elections held on July 22 , reducing to 800 ( from over 2,400 ) the number of candidates for the People 's Great Hural . |
| 10 | The CFE treaty , which also permitted " site inspections " , had been preceded by a number of preliminary military inspections between member states of the two blocs . |
| 11 | The most genuinely modest personality it is my pleasure to know , George had to be bullied by a number of us to sit for his sculpture by Archie Forrest who could well be considered as adept with clay as he is with paint . |
| 12 | In addition , while they were not restricted to any one social class , they did develop a clear sense of identity , fostered by a number of distinctive badges , such as their preference for Christian names of an Old Testament origin or of their own elaborate and didactic construction , such as Sin-deny , Be-Thankful , Praise-God , and Sure-Trust . |
| 13 | While there is some truth in this assertion , there is a broad measure of agreement about the essential components of case management and these have been summarized by a number of authors and practitioners ( Challis and Davies , 1986 ; Kanter , 1989 ; Hunter , 1990 ; Onyett , 1992 ; Moxley , 1989 ; Thornicroft , 1991 ) . |
| 14 | Niskanen 's approach has been modified by a number of other writers to include reference to other criteria apart from budget maximization . |
| 15 | The effects of reproductive patterns upon maternal and child health and on their general well-being are modified by a number of social and other factors , among which are the mother 's education , father 's education , occupation and income , and mother 's residence as to rural or urban place , but the mother 's education is by far the most powerful . |
| 16 | It has been suggested that response to lifestyle advice is constrained by a number of factors . |
| 17 | Although representatives of Age Concern England were interviewed by a number of local radio interviewers the stations are always far more interested in a local angle and it is very helpful when we can refer enquiries to a local group . |
| 18 | But there are two further points which emerge from considerations of a wide range of literature relating to public enterprise : big investment decisions have been complicated and delayed as a result of having to be considered by a number of government departments ; such decisions have been easy prey to party political pressures when they have involved the location of new plants and/or closure of old ones [ Knight , 1974 ] . |
| 19 | These policies , many have argued , were hampered by a number of constraints , some of which — such as the sterling system — were self-imposed . |
| 20 | Leg cuffs are manufactured by a number of companies , primarily in the USA and the Far East . |
| 21 | Yates , 25 later this month , has been tracked by a number of top clubs , including both Liverpool and Spurs , but manager Neil Warnock yesterday admitted : ‘ His injury is not responding as well or as quickly as we had thought . |
| 22 | Having said that , however , we should not exaggerate the stability of corporatist arrangements since this particular method of representing and accommodating interests is threatened by a number of factors . |
| 23 | I know from first-hand experience about the excellent work that is done by a number of legal aid practices and law centres in supporting asylum applicants . |
| 24 | To the north west of Cheltenham , the little village of Stoke Orchard is watered by a number of streams , one of which is the Hyde Brook . |
| 25 | Incontinence can be precipitated by a number of factors that influence this progression . |
| 26 | It was attended by a number of Cabinet ministers — Chris Patten , Norman Lamont , William Waldegrave , Malcolm Rifkind , Tony Newton — and other ministers — including Richard Ryder , John Patten and Alan Clark ( a particularly vehement Thatcher loyalist ) — a group drawn , significantly , from both the wet and dry wings of the party . |
| 27 | The conference was also attended by a number of international organizations , including the World Bank and several UN bodies . |
| 28 | In other words , a PATIENT can attend a number of CLINICAL SESSIONS and one CLINICAL SESSION can be attended by a number of PATIENTS . |
| 29 | To arrive at this viewpoint Miliband argued that society was stratified by a number of elites — social , economy ( including managers and not just owners ) , bureaucratic and political — each of which had its own basis of power . |
| 30 | For instance , all verbs agree with their subjects in gender and number , which means that links between the two are clear even when they are separated by a number of embedded clauses with their own subjects and verbs . |