Example sentences of "the number of jobs [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , we are talking about a reduction in the number of jobs across the UK over the next two to three years — the great bulk of which will be accommodated by the normal process of retirals , voluntary resignations and so on . |
| 2 | Will he tell us which European country enjoyed the greatest growth in the number of jobs during the 1980s ? |
| 3 | The number of jobs in the economy is still rising slightly , but permanent jobs are scarcer : white-collar permanent employment fell by 2.9% in the year to March , blue-collar by 1.8% , according to Jesper Koll , of S.G. Warburg . |
| 4 | Since that date the number of jobs in the service sector has risen by over three million . |
| 5 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has on the number of jobs in the north-west region of England which are related to defence requirements . |
| 6 | That does not take account of the many closures and redundancies announced since the end of 1989-90 which have halved again the number of jobs in the north-west . |