Example sentences of "number [prep] [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no minimum withdrawal and any number of cheques can be drawn . |
| 2 | A number of jurisdictions may also apply the concept of abuse of law . |
| 3 | Because of the term 's many meanings , and the confusion they therefore create , it is proposed in these pages to avoid them where-ever possible Resource-based learning , like resource-based teaching , can obviously exemplify " educational technology " in one or other meaning , but a surprising number of teachers would indignantly deny that they had been practising it ; in some cases , this implies disagreement or scepticism with the claims made by some sell styled " educational technologists ' ( meaning 5 ) and in other cases derives simply from a misunderstanding . |
| 4 | The predictions made by Johnson were tested by simulation studies , which showed that even for a 100 per cent packed file , if the discipline he recommended is adhered to , the average number of accesses can be kept down to 1.5 per retrieval , and for larger bucket sizes this is reduced to around 1.25 . |
| 5 | The number of forces could be cut to about 25 with regional crime squads — teams of detectives covering areas which cross police boundaries — a possible blueprint for reorganisation . |
| 6 | Weapons such as missiles and lasers are at your disposal and a limited number of mines may be laid . |
| 7 | The number of instalments will be reduced if a bill is issued during the year . |
| 8 | The total number of discs will give you the total number of different people who have attended church that day . |
| 9 | Volunteers working the night-time shift know the number of calls will increase as darkness falls . |
| 10 | However , a number of criticisms can still be made . |
| 11 | As mentioned in the sub-section on SPRs , a number of SSRs should be generated when responding to a complex SPR , thus allowing the complete description to be stored in LIFESPAN . |
| 12 | Multi-form Index Pages In some LIFESPAN options which require a large range of information to be entered , a number of pages may be necessary to obtain the input data . |
| 13 | Unless and until otherwise determined by the Company by ordinary resolution in general meeting , the number of Directors shall not be subject to any maximum and the minimum number of Directors shall be one . |
| 14 | Unless and until otherwise determined by the Company by ordinary resolution in general meeting , the number of Directors shall not be subject to any maximum and the minimum number of Directors shall be one . |
| 15 | Whenever the minimum number of Directors shall be one such Director shall have authority to authorise all the powers and discretions by the regulations of the Company expressed to be vested in the Directors generally and Regulation 89 of Table A shall be modified accordingly . |
| 16 | Unless and until otherwise determined by the Company by ordinary resolution in general meeting , the number of Directors shall not be subject to any maximum and the minimum number of Directors shall be one . |
| 17 | Unless and until otherwise determined by the Company by ordinary resolution in general meeting , the number of Directors shall not be subject to any maximum and the minimum number of Directors shall be one . |
| 18 | Whenever the minimum number of Directors shall be one such Director shall have authority to authorise all the powers and discretions by the regulations of the Company expressed to be vested in the Directors generally and Regulation 89 of Table A shall be modified accordingly . |
| 19 | In a hyperbolic plane an unlimited number of lines can pass through the point and not meet the given line . |
| 20 | Although the number of births might fall , there was throughout this period an excess of births over deaths — and , indeed , an excess over deaths plus the loss by emigration . |
| 21 | This will allow more room in the main section of the fair where a number of innovations will be in evidence next year : a separate section for galleries exhibiting for the first time ; a section for photography and publishers and a more spacious layout of stands and aisles . |
| 22 | If such effects were included , the number of homophones would probably be still greater . |
| 23 | The increased number of freemen need not , however , be explained by the greater attractions of town life . |
| 24 | A number of accounts must be set up in this database . |
| 25 | Even in the third quarter , he says things will be pretty tight and a number of accounts will have to wait before they get them on their desk tops . |
| 26 | In a new survey on ‘ National Orchestra Provision ’ , due to be published in July , the BBC and the Arts Council have set out to assess how well this musical plenty reaches audiences and how the number of concert-goers can be increased . |
| 27 | A figure of 40,000 a year is used ( though ‘ we have formed no final view about whether this number of demolitions will actually take place ’ ) . |
| 28 | Thank you Chairman erm I do n't I need to say a great deal because the comments that have been made I think are very thoroughly and expertly covered most of the ground in terms of the the issues that are being raised and can I say that although er a number of Chief Officers , a number of departments and I suspect a number of committees will be looking at what has happened and er seeking in both to find out why it has happened and what might be done in the future erm I certainly recognize that it 's er a role responsibility of this committee and of er me and the Planning Department to consider the implications for strategic planning and for the related functions and that erm it wo n't be a , a , a happy task because er purely it 's something that all of us would have hoped had n't happened at all but I will er very er thoroughly er explore the issues and report it back . |
| 29 | While one can see that a certain number of strategies might be conceived at corporate level before reference to the individual businesses , in general it is very difficult to see how this can be done at corporate headquarters unless the central authority has a careful analysis of the attractiveness and competitive strengths of the major SBUs . |
| 30 | the amount of training a system has received , both absolutely and in terms of the number of writers will influence its success ; |