Example sentences of "the number of [noun pl] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be linked to : ( a ) structures of the subject being taught ; ( b ) progression in the number of components of the subject pupils may be expected to have learned in the course of their instruction ; ( c ) the degree of difficulty of typical test items ; ( d ) sequences which correspond to the teaching approaches of the designers of a graded assessment scheme ; 4 all of the items in a test are at a similar or the same level of difficulty ; 5 tests are intended to be taken only when pupils are ready for them ; 6 performance on tests is described in terms of " pass ' and " fail " , rather than a mark or grade . |
| 2 | Table 4.7 shows the number of recipients of the main social security benefits and gives some idea of the large number of people who rely almost totally on social security benefits for their livelihood . |
| 3 | Here , too , of course , a misplaced word could result in a denunciation and draconian ‘ punishment ’ , but plainly the massive growth in the number of critics of the Party made possible a wide range of devastating comment . |
| 4 | A gene which causes its carrier to forgo reproduction in favour of raising relatives will increase in frequency in the population if the number of replicas of the gene in those relatives is greater than the number which would have been present in its own offspring . |
| 5 | He means that there is a gene which , if it is present in an animal of a given species , along with all the other genes and environmental circumstances characteristic of that species , will make that animal somewhat more likely to do X. Then , if doing X causes an increase in the number of copies of the gene in the population , the gene will spread . |
| 6 | Fill in this section if you want to change the number of copies of the Globe that you receive … |
| 7 | But I have gone a long way from my original fine lace and the number of strokes of the lace carriage . |
| 8 | A colligative property is one which depends upon the number of particles of the solute but not on the nature of the solute . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | There has unfortunately been a drop in the number of members of the Society this year . |
| 14 | It has been estimated , however , that at no point in the century did membership of such Societies exceed 6,000 , a figure roughly comparable to the number of adherents of the New Jerusalem Church of the Swedenborgians . |
| 15 | The ruling brought to 28 the number of violations of the Convention by the UK government . |
| 16 | For instance , the value of the total toy market is a function of the number of children of the relevant ages , the access of these children ( as permitted by their parents ) to retail outlets , and industry or market research figures for per capita expenditure per child on toys , suitably adjusted for inflation , increased in personal disposable income ( etc ) . |
| 17 | However , a cash underpinning is not entirely the same thing as a vendor placing because it will not be known exactly how many shares will be the subject of a sale ; that will depend on the number of acceptances of the cash underwritten alternative . |
| 18 | The number of exceedances of the eight-hour air quality standard decreased by over 80 per cent during this same period but , even so , 41 areas failed to meet the air quality standard in 1988–9 . |
| 19 | The number of colours available depends on the number of levels of the three primaries . |
| 20 | This is because , as the initial state varies , the number of iterations of the WHILE loop varies unboundedly . |
| 21 | The authors report the number of occurrences of the surface form done , rather than presenting their information in terms of percentages which give a proportion of possible occurrences . |
| 22 | Below a simple consensus based on the number of occurrences of each base at each position is presented , the suffix indicates the number of occurrences of the most frequent base . |
| 23 | This condition can relate to the value of the properties carried by the events and to the number of occurrences of the events . |
| 24 | The number of shares of the subsidiary in issue following the rights issue can be calculated as : |
| 25 | Army personnel would total 18,000 , and the number of troops of the former Soviet army currently stationed in the republic would therefore be reduced by 30 to 40 per cent . |
| 26 | Army personnel would total 18,000 , and the number of troops of the former Soviet army currently stationed in the republic would therefore be reduced by 30 to 40 per cent . |
| 27 | The ratio numbers quoted mean the number of turns of the propeller shaft for one turn of the road wheel . |
| 28 | The interest rate quoted is applied to the principal for the number of days of the advance divided by 365 if this is a domestic UK sterling deal ( 360 days for Eurosterling and most currencies ) , and the interest is repaid together with the principal at the maturity date . |