Example sentences of "[art] number of [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this section we have seen that it is usually possible to reduce the number of accesses to synonyms by loading first the records most frequently accessed . |
| 2 | Laboratories located next to a reactor can increase the number of elements to between thirty and thirty-five . |
| 3 | The number of signatories to the letter — and up to 50 other House Democrats might agree with its terms , as well as perhaps 25–30 of the 56 Democratic senators — means that a ‘ UN ’ resolution could pass Congress only with a majority small enough to be politically unacceptable , and might well fail . |
| 4 | We your Memorialists therefore pray that your Worshipful Company will reduce the number of scholars to such an amount as will ensure scholars with whom a tradesman 's son ought to associate , leaving others to go to the National Schools . " |
| 5 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that nothing is more insulting to women — whether it is said by women or men — than talk of setting targets for the number of women to be in top posts ? |
| 6 | Thus the number of bits to be shifted is specified in the subsidiary information field , or encoded as part of the operation code field . |
| 7 | But the effective address is then used , not to specify a store location , but as subsidiary information for the operation to be performed ( such as the number of bits to be shifted ) . |
| 8 | We have seen the subsidiary information field as providing parameters needed by an operation , such as the number of bits to be shifted or the length of an operand . |
| 9 | There could be 2x + y , where x is the number both of the members appointed to a board of directors by the owners of the company , and of the trade union members ; and y the number of directors to be co-opted . |
| 10 | The sophistication of a thesaurus and the specificity of its index terms are usually related to the number of documents to be covered by the indexing system for which the indexing language is being planned . |
| 11 | They evolved by changes in those nine genes , never by increasing the number of genes to ten . |
| 12 | Sally was looking thoughtfully out of the hotel window and at the steady procession of passersby , a good proportion of whom were visitors , to judge by the number of cameras to be seen . |
| 13 | It would be desirable if we could reduce the number of smokers to the level found in the higher socio-economic groups . |
| 14 | It 's about the number of keys to the Cathedral . |
| 15 | Also the subject of discussion and refinement during the first term are the number of offers to be made for each field to reach the target ( the offer ratio ) and the A level grades normally required for entry . |
| 16 | Indeed , if anything , there had been a decline in the number of obstacles to building new houses . |
| 17 | First , under section 6 , when granting a warrant , the Home Secretary must make arrangements for the purpose of securing that : ( a ) the extent to which the material is disclosed ; ( b ) the number of persons to whom the material is disclosed ; ( c ) the extent to which the material is copied ; and ( d ) the number of copies made of any material is limited in each case to the minimum that is necessary . |
| 18 | Erm they have n't quantified the number of drawings to be done . |
| 19 | The elections were to be held in accordance with the 1989 Taif accord [ see p. 36986 ] , although the new electoral law approved on July 16 increased the number of deputies to be elected to 128 rather than the 108 laid down in the Taif accords [ see also amendment of election law pp. 38214 ; 38311 ] . |
| 20 | Young people had 14 accidents , three more than in 1990 , but the number of injuries to older riders fell from 19 to 17 for the same period . |
| 21 | He would make an annual report to parliament giving the number of exemptions to the basic ‘ pain condition ’ which he had allowed in the year . |
| 22 | In order to ensure an injunction will be available the vendor will wish to restrict the number of exemptions to the confidentiality obligation and hence minimise the risk of the injunction being overturned . |
| 23 | The council tax means the number of bills to be processed will be almost halved to forty six thousand . |
| 24 | He believes the nature of the new tax , including 100 per cent benefits and almost a halving in the number of bills to be issued , will help collection . |
| 25 | Apportion the time remaining among the number of questions to be answered . |
| 26 | The allocation of the number of broadcasts to the parties is a somewhat contentious one . |
| 27 | But the Alliance clubs voted against accepting Oswestry despite agreeing to increase the number of teams to 18 . |
| 28 | The problem with that solution was that the number of positions to be evaluated expands to astronomical levels very rapidly . |
| 29 | They will use the questions agreed in 1 for their discussions and will be asked to limit the number of priorities to three . |
| 30 | With block contracts , which specify the number of cases to be treated , the provider has an incentive to select the cheaper cases within the categories specified and to minimise the level of service per patient . |