Example sentences of "the number of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a high crosslink density the transition is broad and ill-defined , but at lower values , T g is found to increase linearly with the number of crosslinks . |
| 2 | In contrast to single copy probes , the number of loci and their positions for multi-locus probes are usually unknown . |
| 3 | Only the number of putts he holes varies . |
| 4 | Only the number of putts he holes varies . |
| 5 | The number of lorries weighing over 10 tonnes unladen shot up by 230 per cent . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The paper dated 15 February 1983 before the works committee which resolved on that date to grant permission , contains a reference to the number of lorries anticipated at the Gillingham Gate daily and under the same heading ‘ Traffic-Safety and Freeflow ’ has a different entry from the one I have referred to . |
| 8 | In a twelve hour period the number of lorries has increased by over two hundred — and it 's similar with commercial vans . |
| 9 | Our picture shows retail director standing in front of a fraction of the number of lorries at Buntingford depot that the Penny Back Scheme has kept off the road . |
| 10 | Lasswell ( 1960 , p. 195 ) sums up this scepticism about the rule of law : ‘ The number of statutes which pass the legislature , or the number of decrees which are handed down by the executive , but which change nothing in the permanent politics of society , is a rough index of the role of magic in politics ’ . |
| 11 | It calls for the tradition of assessing research by peer review to be augmented with techniques such as counting the number of papers produced and how often those papers are cited by other scientists . |
| 12 | The reliance of some of Africa 's English language press for some of its lighter material on foreign sources continues today , as can be seen from the number of papers which take English and American comic strips such as Modesty Blaise , Andy Capp , The Gambols , Garth , Peanuts and The Perishers . |
| 13 | In the following years the number of papers rose , culminating in sixteen in 1988 ( during which Pons wrote 36 papers but still none relating to test-tube fusion ) . |
| 14 | These signs include data on circulation ; the number of papers and letters submitted for publication , pages published , and advertisements placed ; data from readers on which papers they read and what they like and dislike ; citation data ; ‘ influence data ’ ( like mentions of the BMJ in parliament or the New York Times ) ; and financial data . |
| 15 | The first , which is the simpler and the one used not in Northern Ireland but in the Republic , is to sort all of Paisley 's papers into " sub-parcels " , one for each second-preference candidate , and then to give to each such candidate a number of votes calculated in accordance with the following formula : the surplus divided by the total number of transferable votes , multiplied by the number of papers in each sub-parcel . |
| 16 | Wherever voters have indicated a further preference , transfers will be made in accordance with the same formula as is used for the transfer of a primary surplus : the surplus is divided by the number of transferable votes , multiplied by the number of papers in each continuing candidate 's sub.parcel . |
| 17 | Only a 3% absolute fall in the number of papers with seven authors was seen in the NEJM during 1985–9 , when the modal author number was 5 . |
| 18 | to look at the publications in a given area and count the number of papers in which each pair of key-words occurs , and |
| 19 | The products of the number of papers in a given subject field and from a given country , and the mean citation rate calculated for each journal are summed by journal and compared with the observed citation rate . |
| 20 | The number of papers per researcher , or per dollar — a measure of output in relation to input . |
| 21 | The ‘ slow growth ’ fields include palaeontology , where the doubling rate ( the time taken for the number of papers to double ) is 35 years , whereas rapidly changing research areas such as marine geology and geophysics may double every five years . |
| 22 | The limelight cast on NT-on-Alpha and the number of adjectives spent on it this week is expected to have a negative , if not fatal impact on the rickety ACE Initiative , whose founders , including Compaq and SCO , are perceived to be abandoning it for greener pastures , despite claims to the contrary . |
| 23 | This differs from the Abbey National share allocation , where just one share allocation was permitted per saver , regardless of the number of accounts held . |
| 24 | Although there is a reduction in the number of accounts of 44% , after due consideration has been given to the anticipated workload arising from discounts/exemptions/second adult rebates etc the actual proposed staffing reduction is 15% . |
| 25 | The number of accounts faltered slightly after the crash , and appear to have settled at around 4.8 million . |
| 26 | Prices quoted are in £ 's per car , irrespective of the number of occupants . |
| 27 | Last year the number of bookings actually doubled , ’ he added . |
| 28 | Although in the first war years the Party substantially cut down the number of meetings devoted to ‘ training ’ in ideological matters — which had never enjoyed much popularity — and concentrated in its regular work in the localities on trying to fulfil ‘ the popular demand for a more lively participation in the events of the day ’ , as one report put it , it was unable to build up much interest in Party work or to enhance the popularity of the local Party organizations . |
| 29 | I knew what they had in mind , they knew my way of working , which cut down enormously on the number of meetings we needed to plan shows out . |
| 30 | All the fundholders I spoke to admitted that the scheme had increased the number of meetings they had to attend , both within and without the practice . |