Example sentences of "the [adj] number of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The total number of sources in the IRAS catalogue — mainly clouds in our Galaxy — will probably run to two hundred thousand . |
| 2 | This brought the total number of projects to 470 and total spending to ECU8,200 million . |
| 3 | English Nature has announced the addition of four new projects to its Species Recovery Programme , bringing the total number of projects to 22 . |
| 4 | Determination of the number average molar mass M n involves counting the total number of molecules , regardless of their shape or size , present in a unit mass of the polymer . |
| 5 | The total number of incidents increased to 22,469 , a rise of 8 per cent on the previous year . |
| 6 | He asks what each legislator might do , in the position he happens to occupy , to reduce the total number of incidents of injustice or unfairness according to his own views of what justice and fairness require . |
| 7 | Even though it 's bad news overall that the total number of incidents have increased again , there is good new in that there seems to be this increase in awareness and realization and commitment on the part of The Farming Union , the farmers and the water authorities to take the problem seriously and tackle it . |
| 8 | On April 8 the governor of the south-eastern region , Hayri Kozacioglu , estimated that the total number of refugees had risen to 400,000 . |
| 9 | The UNHCR put the total number of refugees worldwide in 1990 at 15,000,000 . |
| 10 | In Germany the total number of refugees from eastern Europe and from developing countries was expected to reach some 200,000 in 1991 . |
| 11 | Amongst those who lost their lives were 143 Germans and Austrians and 470 Italians , but the total number of casualties , which included members of the crew and some British troops , was not revealed . |
| 12 | The total number of casualties was less than 150 . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , the total number of casualties is the second lowest annual total since the Region was formed in 1975 . |
| 14 | Although there was a small reduction in the total number of casualties in 1991 , it masked an increase in the number of children injured in cars who were not wearing seat belts . |
| 15 | That deal was followed by further purchases — including 128 pubs from Grand Metropolitan for £21 million and 80 from Brent Walker for £16 million — to bring the total number of pubs in the group to the present 820 . |
| 16 | There are about 1.4 million breeding cows in the British beef herd and about 3 million breeding cows in the dairy herd ; the total number of cattle of all ages and types is about 12 million . |
| 17 | Although the total number of cattle ( 2.1 million ) was unchanged from the previous year , the dairy breeding herd declined while the beef breeding herd increased , the former to 233,000 and the latter to 496,000 . |
| 18 | The total number of operations increased by 15 per cent . |
| 19 | During a corporation debate the Nationalists pressed the Unionists to give greater priority to rehousing Springtown residents and to increase the total number of houses available for let . |
| 20 | But blackspots remained : one third of the total number of houses in Manchester , for example , were classed as unfit at the outbreak of war . |
| 21 | In relation to the total number of nobles in Gascony , the proportion of knights was therefore relatively small . |
| 22 | In the foundation 's view , arthritis should be taken out of that conglomerate and set up in a new and separate institute , which would bring the total number of institutes at NIH to 12 . |
| 23 | French military estimates , reported in the Middle East Economic Digest of Jan. 31 , set the total number of Iraqis killed in the Gulf war at 50,000 . |
| 24 | Such ventures never formed more than a significant minority of the total number of clubs , most of which were based on street or neighbourhood groups set up and run by ordinary working people . |
| 25 | In 1975 , one-third of the total number of members covered by occupational pension schemes were in schemes which had equal pension ages and they hoped that even without legislation this number would be increased by negotiation and voluntary agreement . |
| 26 | The total number of members of parties and organisations of Southern Korea which made application for consultations is recorded in the list submitted by the American delegation as 70 million persons . |
| 27 | ( 4 ) Subject to subsection ( 9 ) and ( 13 ) below , a licensing board shall consist of not less than one-quarter of the total number of members of the district or islands council and in no case shall consist of less than five such members . |
| 28 | The total number of members and licensees now exceeds 200 in 28 countries , including major international companies like Exxon , BP , Dow Chemical and BASF . |
| 29 | On May 4 the former Soviet republics of Armenia , Moldova and Tajikistan joined the WHO , bringing the total number of members to 174 . |
| 30 | The total number of members fell in 1992 , reflecting the reorganisation taking place within the British banking industry , and very low recruitment . |