Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [vb pp] [prep] the number " in BNC.
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| 1 | The resolution of animals with large eyes is limited by the number of light receptors they have , and how closely these are packed together . |
| 2 | Cursor movement ( or direction ) keys are located in the number pad at the right of the keyboard ( or in a cluster of direction keys to the left of the number pad ) and in the function key pad ( see page 6 ) . |
| 3 | A measure of the errors was agreed as the number of errors expressed as a percentage of the number of drawings issued . |
| 4 | On the Dabs board the sockets are oriented with the number one pins pointing at the other socket . |
| 5 | The effect of these EDMs is measured by the number of signatures they attract when they are printed on the daily Order paper . |
| 6 | Prospective payment systems have the advantage that health care suppliers are paid for the number of cases treated and are encouraged to be aware of the costs per case . |
| 7 | The figures are based on the number of people claiming state benefits because they are unemployed , thus excluding those people who are unemployed and yet not claiming such social-security or unemployment-benefit payments . |
| 8 | In subsequent analysis , therefore , all responses from individuals at addresses which had changed electors were weighted by the number of adults at the address divided by the number of electors originally on the register for that address . |
| 9 | A parachute mine had fallen on the shelter beneath the school , and various figures were given for the number killed there . |
| 10 | If , if anybody is interested , these unemployment rates are calculated by the number of unemployed as a percentage of the estimated total of the workforce , the sum of the unemployed claimants , employees , and call it self-employed , H M Forces and participants in work related training programmes . |
| 11 | Details were wanted on the number of Englishmen employed " in the Mynes or at the said worke , either for getting Oare or about roasting & melting furnace or hamers , & whether there be any skilful to manage those works if the now farmers should dye . " |
| 12 | For example , government expenditure on unemployment benefits is related to the number of people out of work ; state pensions are related to the number of people over retirement age ; and taxation receipts are influenced by the incomes of the community ( via direct taxes ) and by prices ( via indirect taxes ) . |
| 13 | Team matches are decided on the number of bouts won by each side . |
| 14 | Many of the complaints relate to ‘ copy plan ’ agreements under which charges are based on the number of copies made . |
| 15 | Although mean TSF increased significantly in the PEN group , this improvement is likely to be clinically irrelevant as no differences were found in the number of patients with abnormal TSF values before and after the trial . |
| 16 | Incidences were calculated as the number of annual discharges in a population of 100000 in each age and sex groups . |
| 17 | All the radios were tuned into the number one song Stormy Weather , by Lena Horne . |
| 18 | One type of classification of reptiles is based on the number of holes in the skull . |
| 19 | Women of different ages were asked about the number of children in the ‘ ideal family ’ . |
| 20 | Head teachers ' salaries are linked to the number of pupils in their school . |
| 21 | As with heads , their salaries are linked to the number of pupils in the school . |
| 22 | If the results are corrected for the number of alleles screened , the significance of the reported associations disappears . |
| 23 | They do however still have a lower boundary at zero , and the whole distribution is very lop-sided ; outcomes with probabilities less than evens are squashed into the number range 0 to 1 , whereas probabilities above evens can range from 1 to infinity . |
| 24 | Restrictions were placed on the number of pleats and buttons on new garments . |
| 25 | For example , government expenditure on unemployment benefits is related to the number of people out of work ; state pensions are related to the number of people over retirement age ; and taxation receipts are influenced by the incomes of the community ( via direct taxes ) and by prices ( via indirect taxes ) . |
| 26 | The strength of coupling between two papers is shown by the number of shared citations in the reference lists of these papers ( Smith ) . |
| 27 | Too often the student and her capabilities are matched to the number of stars and stripes she has on her uniform . |
| 28 | Erm organs are classified by the number of stops they have or something , is n't it ? |
| 29 | Assurances were given about the number of lesson visits on which judgments about teachers ' competence would be based , and an attempt to make the procedure more ‘ egalitarian ’ , or ‘ fraternal ’ was blocked . |
| 30 | Where the number of shares is exceeded by the number of options written , the position is known as a partially covered hedge . |