Example sentences of "the number of members [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is desirable that the ‘ payroll ’ vote , i.e. the number of members of the government party holding office and therefore behoven to support the government , should not form too large a proportion of the House , but otherwise , there is no obvious reason for preferring 400 to 800 . |
| 2 | The targeting of the security forces by Republican paramilitaries is reflected in a rise in the number of members of the security forces killed as a proportion of total deaths . |
| 3 | Every family had to notify the police of the number of members of the family who would be present on the day , and give the names of any guests who would be staying in the house . |
| 4 | There was no system of licensing and anyone could embalm. asked how NVQ 's would effect membership of the Institute and stated that in his opinion the number of members of the Institute would decline . |
| 5 | There has unfortunately been a drop in the number of members of the Society this year . |
| 6 | When the number of members on the committee is small , it may be difficult to abide by the proviso that the amendment must be seconded by someone who has not spoken on the original motion , and in that case common sense prevails . |
| 7 | By July , the committee reported that in spite of an increase in the number of members over the last quarter , there had been a loss of trade and a decline in share capital . |
| 8 | We find it surprising , the number of members in the particular craft immediately they were 65 they were 2½d per hour worse workmen than they were before . |
| 9 | In mid-1987 supplementary elections took place in six provinces , increasing the number of members in the Assembly to 123 . |
| 10 | Tax rates were applicable to the total household income derived from agricultural production divided by the number of members in the household who depended primarily on agricultural production . |