Example sentences of "[vb -s] [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 | 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 . |