Example sentences of "[vb -s] the average number " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would seem to be middle sized undertaking , since the very large business will employ personnel managers and legal experts who need no introduction to the subject , while the smaller operator ( the book quotes the average number of goods vehicles per operator 's licence as no more than three trucks ) is normally too concerned with driving by the seat of his pants while looking over his shoulder at legal requirements ( one may envisage ! ) to worry unduly about the skills of communication or the restrictions on picketing flowing from decisions of the courts as well as statute in the event of a major dispute . |
| 2 | This measures the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the prevailing age pattern of childbearing throughout her reproductive lifetime . |
| 3 | Of course some pound notes may be used more frequently than others , and some may not be used at all , but the velocity of circulation measures the average number of times a unit of currency is used . |
| 4 | Table 9.1 shows the average numbers of transactions per day in the gilts market during 1986 . |
| 5 | Table 6.7 shows the average number of friends and relatives seen in the week before the interview . |
| 6 | Table 17–1 shows the average number of mergers per annum of industrial and commercial companies , and the value of the assets involved . |