Example sentences of "[v-ing] a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given that , as Tracey and Morrison point out , her stance on sin would also involve condemning a number of heterosexual practices — her position was not simply something that was specifically ‘ anti-homosexual ’ . |
| 2 | In effect the strategy of " privatising from within " was pushed even further , by giving additional powers and freedoms to managers , introducing a quasi-market , and tackling a number of other organisational rigidities . |
| 3 | ‘ Do you like rhubarb ? ’ asked Mrs Cartwright , depositing a number of baking tins in the sink . |
| 4 | British-born Rachel , who now lives in LA , has decorated her California home in English country style ( but more cottage than grand manor ) , at the same time as launching a number of furniture stores which reflect her personal taste . |
| 5 | The ten l.e.d.s concerned here are placed at various positions in the ‘ field ’ , each representing a number of runs or a no-score , plus a couple which may lead to a catch or an appeal for lbw . |
| 6 | The danger when you are in a group which is representing a number of airports |
| 7 | A function which converts a character string representing a number into numeric form . |
| 8 | Employers tend to use a range of recruitment strategies employing a number of devices . |
| 9 | Greater publicity and much controversy attended the opening in London twelve years later of Emily Faithfull 's Victoria Press , employing a number of women . |
| 10 | In nature they are found living singly , in pairs , or in small groups depending on the size of the host and are happy in the aquarium whichever of these alternatives you adopt , although it is wise when keeping a number together to restrict these to one species , as most clownfish species are mutually intolerant of other species of their family and will not share living space or an anemone host . |
| 11 | The new method may prove useful in resolving a number of rather incongruous features which have emerged in relation to the paleolithic cave paintings discovered in September 1991 in a cave thirty-seven metres below sea level between Marseilles and Cassis ( see The Art Newspaper No. 14 , January 1992 , p.14 ) . |
| 12 | The idea that one can adopt an orphan baby elephant in Kenya and supply it with food and medicine for under £15 would be even more droll if I did not remember adopting a number of black babies in Africa as a schoolboy , and giving them foolish names like Chrysostom or Donaldina or Ambrose , at five shillings ( 25p ) a time . |
| 13 | And the borough council has responded to this situation by adopting a number of policy objectives including the one which seeks to attract appropriate inward investment projects . |
| 14 | Synthesis is the process of blending a number of pieces of evidence together into one coherent account . |
| 15 | Throughout this chapter the emphasis has been directed towards the determinants and consequences of bargaining structure since this is a concept which has been accorded a considerable role in explaining a number of important collective bargaining phenomena both within and between national industrial relations systems . |
| 16 | She dabbed at the wound , removing bits of grit , revealing a number of oozing scratches . |
| 17 | The process of asking questions about the whole range of EPH activities , although revealing a number of minor problems , was eventually discontinued because of the time involved in trying to cover all aspects of the database . |
| 18 | Work on private houses in the city is revealing a number of elaborate structures : a sixth-century house with peristyle has been located between the theatre and the Temple of Apollo whose decorations include opus sectile paving , wall painting and a second order of Ionic columns . |
| 19 | Staff raised the cash by staging a number of events including a baking month , a grand auction , a sponsored run , and a monthly prize draw . |
| 20 | So if end up squaring a number and get a negative answer you 've got it wrong ! |
| 21 | First shown at Photokina in October 1990 , and well received by professional photographers specialising in architectural and monumental photography , the Corfield WA67 is now available in a revised version incorporating a number of improved facilities suggested by users . |
| 22 | At the latter the process of incorporating a number of older stations into one arrived late . |
| 23 | This is one good reason for planning a long-term programme of revision incorporating a number of subject areas . |
| 24 | In order to cope with the increased diversity of decision-making required in these circumstances , several companies have introduced a matrix-type of structure , incorporating a number of operational roles , as in Figure 36.5 opposite . |
| 25 | It is difficult to imagine how the variable work of only one mosaicist could account for such differences : an explanation which merely supposes one mosaicist applying a number of contrasting methods of laying ( Part 1 , sections 3.8 — 3.10 ) must be suspect . |
| 26 | Safety Officer , Dave Johnson , who has been promoting a number of initiatives , commented : ‘ It reflects the workforce 's commitment to better safety standards . ’ |
| 27 | The sale turned out to be the most important and most successful Haute Epoque auction in history , establishing a number of world record prices . |
| 28 | Philips seemed to scent this problem quite early and responded by establishing a number of companies tasked to stimulate software development through joint venture agreements . |
| 29 | Forget the idea of spreading material over a period of time or developing a number of different characters . ’ |
| 30 | The concluding chapter by Roy Parker takes an overview of child care research , identifying and developing a number of themes which have echoes elsewhere in the book . |