Example sentences of "number of [noun] [prep] [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 Some prime numbers can usually be found that give a good transformation — in fact it is the high probability that any suitable prime chosen will do so , allied to the ease with which this technique can be used to fit any number of records into precisely the required storage space , that makes this such a convenient method .
2 It is from the third movement of the ‘ Lützow ’ Piano Concerto , k242 , and shows accentual emphasis put into sharp focus in a pattern of clear stroke over the first , dots over the following quavers — a pattern repeated a number of times in exactly the same manner .
3 Requesting the UN Secretary-General to draw up by March 1990 an action plan by UN bodies against drugs with specific goals and timetables , the resolution invited states to consider asking him to appoint a number of experts from both the developed and developing world , in order to enhance the efficiency of the UN in this area .
4 The study will select , on the basis of a general preliminary investigation , a number of NRLs in both the UK and US to investigate in detail .
5 Of a sizeable number of microlights by far the most interesting is the Mignet HM1000 Balerit G-MYDZ .
6 If the average number of keys in the inverted file records is A then : since the total number of terms in both the original and inverted files must be equal .
7 Four hours later the number of counts in both the 5 8 Co and 7 5 Se photo peak windows were determined .
8 Similarly , in these societies a large number of people on both the bride 's and the groom 's side are involved in an obligatory exchange of property of major significance .
9 There are an increasing number of theories about why the market-clearing real wage is not attained .
10 What is true is that large firms also destroy large numbers of jobs at much the same rate as they create them , whereas small firms have a lower rate of job destruction .
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