Example sentences of "number [coord] [noun] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is seen best when the homologous chromosomes are pairing at meiosis I. Since equivalent loci lie adjacent to one another ( loops or twists indicate these mutations having occurred ) the result is the alteration of the number or sequence of genes on the chromosome . |
| 2 | These can be manpower modelling systems which are concerned with the number and type of people at different levels in the organisation or at different stages of their careers or with some other manpower dimension . |
| 3 | Doing this sort of quantitative morphology — that is , measuring the shape , number and size of cells in the brain — is , even today , with highly sophisticated image analysis and computing systems , time-consuming and , if one is n't careful , fraught with the danger of misinterpretation . |
| 4 | In your article on Britain 's unions ( April 3rd ) you seem to be using the number and size of strikes as a measure of union strength , as if the reason for the unions ' existence was to organise strikes . |
| 5 | The honours and ordinary degree courses differ in the number and level of units of study undertaken in Year IV ; candidates for the honours degree are required to follow a more demanding programme than that undertaken by ordinary degree students . |
| 6 | The number and variations of incidents in ‘ Hamlet ’ are primarily all connected with the incident of Hamlet 's hatred and eventual murder of his uncle , who has taken the throne after killing his ( Hamlet 's ) father Even though at times these may seem irrelevant to this theme , all tie in with Hamlet himself . |
| 7 | Mr Davies expressed relief at an increase in the number and scope of exemptions to the directive . |
| 8 | Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there was a steady increase i-n the number and sophistication of methods for chemically patinating copper alloys . |
| 9 | While the number and proportion of women in paid employment has increased significantly since the Second World War , there has been only a very small improvement in women 's wages compared with those of men , and little growth in the range of occupations in which women are able to gain employment . |
| 10 | the number and proportion of women in paid employment in the United Kingdom has increased substantially since the Second World War , and |
| 11 | The class continued throughout the war and into the post-war years , with Molly , Edith and Peggy as teachers , and any number and variety of halls as venue , one of which had been used by Pavolva for practice . |
| 12 | As we saw in chapter two , the number and variety of messages with which the main character is bombarded causes her to reflect on the role they play in her daily life . |
| 13 | For these reasons , too , the women may find unattractive the idea of controlling the number and timing of births by other than traditional means , some of which are ineffective . |
| 14 | They will ‘ Legislate to limit the number and frequency of litters for brood bitches ’ . |
| 15 | Consequently , there will always be some debate amongst carpet scholars as to the number and location of masterworkshops at any given time . |
| 16 | And in the event of fire , it offers immediate and reliable information on the number and location of people to be evacuated . |
| 17 | Before entry into the study , each patient had a cystoscopy and at that time the number and position of tumours within the bladder were noted , the largest tumour was measured in two diameters and was resected into muscle , one tumour was selected as a , a reference tumour and left in situ and all the rest of the tumours were resected . |
| 18 | The number and complexity of schemes of aid to small businesses in the EEC have grown rapidly in recent years . |
| 19 | The number and age of children in the family are important influences on female employment patterns . |
| 20 | The number and age of children in a family are important factors influencing the employment , and so income , patterns of families . |
| 21 | Other demands included the provision of powers to prosecute , in an attempt to increase the number and severity of convictions of polluters in Scotland . |
| 22 | The Catholic Church has been severely criticised for the ever increasing number and speed of canonisations in modern times . |
| 23 | The first step in the selection of the action and control areas in Ipswich and Newham was a study of the number and pattern of referrals to the hospital psychogeriatric services during the year prior to the commencement of the study ( that is , the year ending 31 July 1983 ) . |
| 24 | The same case could , of course , have been made about listeners ' attitudes to the number and length of speeches to which they were now to be subjected . |
| 25 | Is it a new editorial policy that New Scientist will investigate the number and source of replies to advertisements within its pages and then print snide remarks about why the unsuccessful applicants should n't have applied in the first place ? |
| 26 | The number and class of shares into which the debt may be converted and the date at or period within which the conversion may take place should be stated . |
| 27 | Other related differences are in the number and nature of flutes on a column , which has a moulded base as well as the complex volute capital , and the division of the architrave into three registers . |
| 28 | The other offences include the number and manner of carrying of passengers being dangerous or potentially dangerous ; insecure or dangerous load ; and using a motor vehicle for an unsuitable purpose . |