Example sentences of "the number of [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , the numbers of widows in the 15–44 age group remained fairly constant at about 200,000 throughout the period , despite steady increases in the total population . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , the numbers of women receiving outdoor relief decreased from 166,407 on 1 January 1871 to 53,371 on 1 January 1892 , and the numbers of widows in the same category fell from 53,502 on 1 January 1873 to 36,627 on 1 January 1892 . |
| 3 | Possible methods of speeding up collection include increasing the numbers of bailiffs in the town and contacting non-payers by telephone . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The numbers of students at the colleges of education grew rapidly in the late 1960s , reaching a total of 114,000 by 1972 . |
| 7 | Taken together , therefore , these new courses and the DMS represent relatively little decline overall in the numbers of students in the maintained sector pursuing post-experience management education in the last few years . |
| 8 | P and the numbers of students in the groups found to be as follows : |
| 9 | They 've set up , increased the numbers of discs in the library in the workshop er , there 's no increasing them up here cos there 's , we need to buy a computer , but certainly up and in the workshop and in the library . |
| 10 | The renovation forms part of an £80,000 cash package to help boost the numbers of visitors to the Rivington estate . |
| 11 | As the seventies wore on the numbers of lesbians in the WLM increased dramatically , the rumbles of discontent turned into roars . |
| 12 | It must place most weight on the numbers of pupils in the school , and must be applied even-handedly across all the authority 's schools . |
| 13 | An acceptable formula will probably be expected to make each school 's ‘ budget share ’ depend mainly on the numbers of pupils in the school , but also to take into account such factors as the ages of the children , the subjects they are studying , and the numbers with special needs ; and also perhaps the levels of social advantage and disadvantage in the community the school serves . |
| 14 | Figure 2.5 shows the numbers of households in the mid-1980s with various numbers of children . |
| 15 | We can therefore , at least in principle , distinguish the D 3h and C 4 nu ; structures by the numbers of bands in the spectra . |
| 16 | The numbers of bands in the spectra of initial , intermediate and final samples will often give an indication of the numbers and relative positions of CO ligands . |
| 17 | Housing growth in the inner and outer rings has been dramatic , particularly in the inner ring with a doubling of the numbers of dwellings in the post-war years . |
| 18 | % molars broken in situ : the numbers of molars in the mandibles and maxillae that are broken compared with the total number of molars present in the laws . |
| 19 | % molars digested in situ : the numbers of molars in the mandibles and maxillae that show some evidence of digestive corrosion compared with the total numbers of teeth present in the jaws . |
| 20 | A new awareness of regional questions emerged in the early 1960s as land use pressures mounted : a substantial rise in numbers of both population and households was forecast ; the numbers of vehicles on the roads was rising fast ; countryside pressures on recreation sites was being felt ; and ( as an immediate problem ) the cities ran out of housing land within their boundaries . |
| 21 | There are increases in the numbers of synapses in the LPO , in the numbers of vesicles per synapse , and even in the length of the postsynaptic thickenings in left IMHV and LPO . |
| 22 | The numbers of patients on the island have declined since new arrivals were cut five years ago . |
| 23 | The numbers of patients in the octreotide and placebo groups with ‘ easy ’ and ‘ difficult ’ cannulations of the bile and pancreatic ducts is given in Figure 1 . |
| 24 | The primary analysis was planned to be a comparison of the numbers of subjects in the oxygen and air treated groups with arrhythmias using the χ 2 test . |
| 25 | It included measures aimed at reducing the public-sector deficit and the numbers of employees in the state sector , and steps to improve the functioning of local government . |
| 26 | The idea of using contract hire to increase the number of lorries in the Meet without a huge outflow of capital reserves deserves careful consideration . |
| 27 | An interesting perspective on the nature of the problem can be given by a graph plotting the number of dispersals against the date of publication of the books disposed of . |
| 28 | Another feature of the coast is the number of inlets like the one at Rock , near Padstow . |
| 29 | The number of signatories to the letter — and up to 50 other House Democrats might agree with its terms , as well as perhaps 25–30 of the 56 Democratic senators — means that a ‘ UN ’ resolution could pass Congress only with a majority small enough to be politically unacceptable , and might well fail . |
| 30 | Thus redefined , the number of slaves in the world is now greater than it was 150 years ago . |