Example sentences of "is [adv] a [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a good way of doing things in that it enables what is effectively a limitless number of different codes to be used , with as little or as much data as desired being attached to each code . |
| 2 | As yet , there is only a small number of multi-disciplinary courses on offer in England and Wales , but it is an important development which should be encouraged . |
| 3 | It is only a limited number of pensioners who at present enjoy substantial occupational pensions . |
| 4 | Observing a pattern of these various damaging consequences in the sufferer 's life may give the suggestion that Chemical Dependency may be the underlying cause simply because there is only a limited number of other possible causes of such devastation . |
| 5 | Dr Higenbottam , who is attending a two-day symposium of the British Thoracic Society in London , said : ‘ There is only a finite number of human organs available because we have to wait for someone to die . |
| 6 | Proof Suppose there is only a finite number , n , say , of positive primes . |
| 7 | To a beetle crawling over the surface there is no edge or boundary , but there is only a finite number of pebbles . |
| 8 | The quantum theory of an atom requires that each of its components , its electrons for example , should be dealt with separately , but at worst there is only a finite number of them . |
| 9 | There is obviously a vast number of such possible trajectories . |
| 10 | The probability of the universal generalization being true is thus a finite number divided by an infinite number , which remains zero however much the finite number of observation statements constituting the evidence is increased . |
| 11 | This section is just a small number of the titles available through Shareware , ask for the current catalogue when ordering . |
| 12 | There is usually a maximum number of dwellings permitted off a private drive on new estates . |
| 13 | There is usually a large number of Arab postgraduates in the department ( for the University Library has an important collection of Islamic MSS ) , which helps to keep undergraduates exposed to Arabic in everyday use . |
| 14 | The various species of cicada differ in the length of the life cycle but , interestingly , the interval between egg and adult is always a prime number — 13 or 7 years . |
| 15 | North-eastern England and the Midlands contain most of the exposed coalfields in England , and there is always a large number of enquiries on matters relating to coal . |
| 16 | Right , so this is always a positive number , so it 's always one minus a positive number . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , there is still a depressing number of poor quality certified organic wines around . |
| 18 | As there is probably a large number of variables that might be socially interesting , it is necessary to select a representative sub-sample of different types of variable in a well-motivated way , and to specify the range of potential linguistic variation that lexical items in these sets may undergo . |
| 19 | ( There is also a small number of very large companies that are private . ) |
| 20 | There is also a small number of self-contained flats for couples available at Mylne 's Court . |
| 21 | There is also a limitless number of shapes that can be made from pressed material , so you need never run out of inspiration . |
| 22 | There is now only one representation for zero , but there is now a negative number whose absolute value can not be represented in the computer word . |
| 23 | It is good to know that there is now a growing number of organisations working on behalf of carers to bring their problems to the attention of the public and the government . |
| 24 | There is then a substantial number , including the mosaics from Tockington Park , rooms 9 and 12 ( T.B.G.A.S. XII ( 1888 ) , 159-169 ) , North Leigh ( Wilson and Sherlock 1980 ) , and Ashcroft House ( Ant- J. XLIX ( 1969 ) , 242 ) datable to the second quarter or the middle years of the century . |