Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem of childcare is aggravated by the high divorce rate ( over 60% in Moscow and 33% elsewhere ) which has led to a large number of single parent families . |
| 2 | Political interest in these areas has led to a large number of initiatives . |
| 3 | In the first instance , the Centre has worked with a small number of course leaders , helping to identify , through its own contacts , appropriate live projects . |
| 4 | Over the years , says Ash , he has worked with a great number of PhD students , all of them very able , some outstandingly so . |
| 5 | The excessive and unrestricted use of pesticides has resulted in a worrying number of cases of acute and chronic pesticide poisoning among Central American peasants . |
| 6 | In addition , greater life-expectancy , for which better health care is partly responsible , has resulted in a greater number of old people , which has created further demands on the NHS . |
| 7 | Over the years indiscriminate dumping has resulted in a large number of environmentally dangerous sites that are leaking toxic and hazardous chemicals . |
| 8 | At the same time , it is hardly adequate to say that higher education is concerned only with reproducing inequality ; greater access to higher education has resulted in a growing number of women obtaining degrees and entering the professions . |
| 9 | Peter Bergg has put in a large number of Press statements reflecting his current activities on behalf of Darlington 's residents but the vast majority have been totally ignored by the Echo 's reporters . |
| 10 | However , if , as applies to many women , despite having worked for a good number of years you have made insufficient contributions to qualify for a full pension , you should contact your local Social Security office , quoting your pension number and national insurance number . |
| 11 | The European car industry has increasingly become dominated by a small number of large companies . |
| 12 | Charles Dickens seemed to have stayed in a remarkable number of houses in Broadstairs , the Lionisers were beginning to fed , looking at their itinerary on Thursday morning . |
| 13 | However , while Johnson 's coat-tails had carried in a sizeable number of members of congress this was not true of Carter who , in fact , ran behind no less than 270 successful Democratic candidates for the House . |
| 14 | It will frequently happen that information disclosed in confidence is or becomes known to a limited number of people or to a specific section of the public only . |
| 15 | They had asked for a greater number of " peacekeeping forces " to be sent , although Sahnoun on Aug. 12 was to emphasize that the proposed deployment was not to be regarded as a peacekeeping operation , but was to protect food distribution . |
| 16 | A general rise in crime had also been reported since the beginning of the year , following an amnesty which had led to a large number of convicted offenders being released from prison [ see p. 37192 ] . |
| 17 | He believed there was a future for Swanage and therefore he had striven for a great number of years to improve it — ( laughter ) — but he was very glad that those who came from afar were pleased and satisfied . |
| 18 | Since the start of the project I have spoken to a large number of disabled people who often begin by describing their daytime occupation or the type of work they would like to do . |