Example sentences of "by the number [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the information transforms the capital-investment decision from an opportunistic , financial decision governed by the numbers into a business decision based on the probability of alternative strategic assumptions . |
| 2 | Home-produced building materials , such as bricks and other refractories , adjust themselves to the prospective demand indicated by the numbers of houses contracted for and begun . |
| 3 | One can see it by the numbers of new business start-ups ; also by the number of failures which does show there is some healthy risk-taking . |
| 4 | The scale of these stations was dictated not only by the numbers of passengers they had to handle and the imperial power they had to represent , but by the complexity of the Indian railway operation , and the range of facilities that had to be made available to the hierarchic and heterogeneous nature of the passenger traffic . |
| 5 | Stopping , slowing and playing are the diplomatic solutions , but multiplied by the numbers of dogs in most local parks , they make for a badly interrupted run . |
| 6 | The dismal nature of English teaching for O and A level in the past can perhaps be accounted for largely by the numbers of pupils entered for the examinations who were not in fact suited to study literature ( though they might have benefited from an advanced study of their own language ) . |
| 7 | An index of loss of mandibles and maxillae from the predator assemblages is given by the numbers of isolated teeth in the assemblages compared with the empty alveolar spaces in the known samples of upper and lower jaws ( which is given by the figures in column 1 , Table 3.6 for molar loss , and column 4 in the same table for incisor loss ) : see Table 3.9 . |
| 8 | Eddy 's own interest in the old records from the Royal Greenwich Observatory had developed from his study of the changing level of solar activity as indicated by the numbers of sunspots , or dark spots in its surface . |
| 9 | The rarity of tools is particularly emphasised by the numbers of woodworking tools found in both settlements and cemeteries ; whilst carpentry was a skill demonstrated in the construction of houses and fine items like cups of stave construction , woodworking tools are extremely rare . |
| 10 | By and large , the more important a command ( importance being judged by the size of territorial authority , or , more appropriately in time of peace , by the numbers of men involved ) the more likely it was to be given to a man who had achieved it as a result of attendance at court . |
| 11 | Nevertheless conditions in which limited but often intense urban nationalism would flourish were being created and would provide a catalyst of future revolution ; although for a long time fears that educated Vietnamese would rise up against their French masters were certainly not encouraged by the numbers of children in school . |
| 12 | The number of stator teeth is restricted by the numbers of phases and rotor teeth . |
| 13 | We can therefore , at least in principle , distinguish the D 3h and C 4 nu ; structures by the numbers of bands in the spectra . |
| 14 | The fact that so many do publish , as evidenced by the numbers of papers in the Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists , or Geophysical Prospecting , indicates the close ties between their current work , and the need to advance their careers by publishing papers related to that work , rather than to their previous research . |
| 15 | The fact that so many do publish , as evidenced by the numbers of papers in the Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists , or Geophysical Prospecting , indicates the close ties between their current work , and the need to advance their careers by publishing papers related to that work , rather than to their previous research . |
| 16 | The area is large , reflected by the numbers of research studies . |
| 17 | And police were drafted in to control the traffic which was brought to a standstill by the numbers of people lining the pavement outside the Seacombe church . |
| 18 | Well there is n't actually regrettably there is so much personal debt within the City , and the problem is rising to such an extent that all the bodies that provide money advice , including for example the Citizens ' Advice Bureau , which we also fund , are overwhelmed by the numbers of people coming to them . |
| 19 | The difference in size between egg and sperm is counterbalanced by the numbers in which they are produced . |
| 20 | It has been noted as a common error in response to ratio and proportion questions , but its incidence is much influenced by the numbers in the questions and particularly by context ( Bell , APU ) . |
| 21 | Judging by the number of trailer accidents on the motorways , it may be wiser to keep off them whenever possible . |
| 22 | Normal free-sparring in the training hall is limited only by the number of people there , so you can pick up bad competition habits through using space uneconomically . |
| 23 | In general , owners seem fascinated by the number of stitches their pets have after surgery . |
| 24 | Officials describe the exodus as ‘ quota-driven ’ , meaning that numbers are limited only by the number of places made available in resettlement countries . |
| 25 | Judging by the number of young Germans I encountered , wanderlust has gone haywire . |
| 26 | This latter intent is evidenced by the number of constables responsible for crime control in Protestant areas who see their role as also having social-welfare and community service dimensions , as illustrated in the last chapter , and , more significantly , by the fact that there are units in Easton specifically responsible for community policing in this largely Protestant district . |
| 27 | ‘ How are things at 6 Commando area , Piper ? ’ he enquired , ‘ The attack by the Black Watch has not gone too well judging by the number of wounded passing through here ! ’ |
| 28 | Twentieth June — visited No. 4 Commando ( French Troop ) and was saddened by the number of casualties they have had since the landing at La Breche on the morning of 6th June . |
| 29 | Judging by the number of dead Germans in front of the Commando positions around the village , it 's not surprising that they had stopped their frontal attacks . |
| 30 | By the number of enemy dead lying about the fields and approaches to the village , the British attacks have finally forced them to move out , taking shelter in a slit trench during a German mortar attack , everyone keeping their heads down . |