Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] a [adj] number " in BNC.
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1 | I am sure that a considerable number of chemists — professionally recognised or otherwise — would be more encouraged to take up continuing education if this led to the award of a recognised National Vocational Qualification ( NVQ ) , or more appropriately a RSC certificate/diploma . |
2 | Nominal roll-calls may be useful where a small number of staff , say 25 , are involved . |
3 | Clearly those looking after patients following infarction need to be aware that a significant number will be known diabetics and some will have undiagnosed diabetes , and they will all tend to have a higher mortality than non-diabetics . |
4 | It shows , unequivocally , that many men in the last years of their lives do assume roles and perform tasks which have been traditionally associated with women , and it is clear that a substantial number do so with skill and tenderness . |
5 | It is likely that a considerable number of Romano-British by-roads came into existence in the same way for limited purposes and yet remain to be discovered on the map or on the ground . |
6 | At lower temperatures , nucleation is rapid and a large number of small spherulites are formed . |
7 | It is demonstrable that a suitable number of people cooperating on a task will achieve a better result than one person doing the same task . |
8 | The SSI is concerned that a small number of authorities could not show they had abided by this ruling and would require some further investigation by the SSI and the Audit Commission . |
9 | Since slides are treated at a number of different temperatures in the protocols , it is convenient if a sufficient number of water baths and ovens can be maintained at these temperatures without the need for continuous readjustment . |
10 | There is a full agenda and the clerk to the council is optimistic that a large number of villagers will attend to give their views on local issues . |
11 | You could argue that some of them work outside the home because they have to , for financial reasons , but I think it 's indisputable that a ever-growing number want to work outside the home and I think it 's very important that they should be allowed the scope to do so . |
12 | For instance , it is desirable that a scannable number of documents be listed under each heading in a catalogue . |