Example sentences of "carry [adv prt] [art] number " in BNC.

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1 The Institute of Employment Research at Warwick University recently carried out a number of macroeconomic simulations to discover what would happen if Britain installed sufficient microelectronic technology to improve its rate of productivity growth by 1 per cent relative to its competitors .
2 Detective Sergeant Mick Ornellus , of Clacton CID , said the two men either offered or already had carried out a number of jobs for her and tricked her into parting with the money .
3 Kinlen et al have carried out a number of analyses relating to areas in which there has been increased population mixing and have found an increased incidence of childhood leukaemia in some of these areas .
4 With Thomas Dobson , later secretary to the Inland Revenue Board , Phillips also carried out a number of experiments of importance to the brewing industry ( and to the revenue ) .
5 Sub-Committee E has certainly carried out a number of inquiries — for example , those into Merger Controls and into product Safety and into Unfair Contract Terms , where the final content of the legislation corresponded entirely to the views they had earlier expressed .
6 ROADCARE currently carried out a number of functions with respect to the highway maintenance and management of the road network within Lothian region .
7 The Times Higher Education Supplement has carried out a number of peer reviews of UK University Departments over the years .
8 Project appraisal involves many calculations which must be carried out a number of times to produce a proper sensitivity analysis .
9 In fact , he has even carried out a number of burial-at-sea ceremonies with ashes scattered across the waves .
10 There is a loyal work force who have flexible working arrangements in that the workers can each carry out a number of different jobs without demarcation disputes .
11 These developments hold great promise for severely disabled people who , although dependent on a machine , can have a feeling of relative independence ; their range of control in communicating and getting an appropriate response is increased and they are less dependent on people to carry out a number of everyday living activities .
12 It is also intended to carry out a number of modifications to the current listings , and to introduce new features which will broaden the usefulness of the Directory .
13 When you come to answer an exam question , remember that it is probably asking you to carry out a number of different tasks .
14 A procedure on the other hand , is specifically intended to carry out a number of actions , some of which may affect program variables , but it does not directly return a result .
15 A spokeswoman for Marks & Spencer said : ‘ We are carrying out a number of initiatives to improve the situation . ’
16 Project English encourages learning through project work : as the pupils work through the projects in the Student 's Book , they gradually build up similar projects of their own by carrying out a number of project tasks .
17 Discussion with pupils on their methods of carrying out a number of the test questions showed that most of those interviewed had developed mental methods for the simplest kind of questions and could , on occasions , make good use of the knowledge they possessed .
18 However , carrying out a number of simulations by hand is both time-consuming and tedious .
19 A spokeswoman for Marks & Spencer said : ‘ We are concerned to learn of the poor perception people have of us but we are carrying out a number of ongoing initiatives to improve the situation . ’
20 A spokeswoman for Marks & Spencer said : ‘ We are concerned to learn of the poor perception people have of us but we are carrying out a number of ongoing initiatives to improve the situation . ’
21 As students work through the projects in the Student 's Book , they carry out a number of tasks and activities which form the basis for similar projects of their own .
22 Other drivers had taken a break and carried off a number of her fellow spectators , but Simon had yet to appear .
23 Working with the BRE and with TRADA , he carried out a number of pilot schemes and produced a manual of timber frame design and construction .
24 They landed agents from submarines and carried out a number of successful demolition raids along the Italian coast .
25 Pleydell and his small group of medical orderlies carried out a number of quite complicated operations whilst crouching under bushes and being machine-gunned from the air .
26 We carried out a number of 50% water changes .
27 Agreement in July 1906 , this batch of ten cars was transferred to the new South Metropolitan Company , who over the years carried out a number of modifications on them .
28 The FMS carried out a number of cultural , educational and political activities and also produced a monthly magazine called Fraternity .
29 The Ministry of Internal Affairs carried out a number of dismissals of senior officers in its central administration and eight regional directorates on Jan. 1 .
30 We also carried out a number of follow-up interviews with respondents and non-respondents in order to explore some issues further .
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