Example sentences of "number of [adj] [noun] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It then goes on to detail a number of joint initiatives covering the the country and all the G M B regions . |
| 2 | The fall in the number of young people entering the labour market because of the drop in the birth rate , combined with a rise in those going into further and higher education , will contract that source significantly . |
| 3 | At the same time the downturn in the number of young people entering the employment market has emphasised the need for a greater proportion of young people with the skills which successful businesses will require . |
| 4 | In this respect the key variable in the 1980s is the large number of young people entering the rural labour market , following the baby boom of the 1960s . |
| 5 | Deng 's campaign was given prominent support by a large number of provincial governors attending the session , many of whom promised to press ahead with economic reforms regardless of central policies . |
| 6 | The number of new words entering the English language is rising faster now than at any time in history . |
| 7 | Greg Cooper came from Auckland , Arthur Stone from Waikato , Stu Foster from the north , followed by the two wings John Timu and Paul Cooke , plus the usual number of outside players attending the social sections of the University of Otago . |
| 8 | There is a bar and restaurant where both international and Creole specialities are served — the number of outside guests visiting the restaurant is proof of the quality of cuisine ! |
| 9 | The need for uniformity is greatest where there are a number of parallel tribunals deciding the same Point . |
| 10 | Michael Jones is also working with the Monuments Historiques on a number of key buildings investigating the history of their construction and occupation . |
| 11 | There have been a number of major studies measuring the degree of social mobility in British society , the most recent of which was carried out in 1972 by Nuffield College , Oxford . |
| 12 | Little is known about the period from 481 until the end of the century , but during this period there were a number of significant marriages uniting the ruling dynasties of barbarian Europe . |
| 13 | RSRE has vacancies for graduates and professionals in a number of expanding programmes involving the following key technology areas : Digital electronics , Communications systems , Radar and Electro-optical Sensors , Microwave circuits , Real-Time Signal Processing , Software Engineering , Modelling and Simulation , and System Engineering . |
| 14 | ( WES ) It brings the number of local stations covering the area to four . |
| 15 | Appendix 1 at the end of this chapter gives a number of worked examples using the questions posed in the flowchart and the answers set out in the information contained elsewhere in this section . |
| 16 | One complaint against step aerobics has been the number of unqualified people taking the classes . |
| 17 | A network of Access Courses organised by EPD in association with thirteen colleges of further education located throughout Central Scotland is now in place , and , as a result , the number of mature students entering the University has increased substantially . |
| 18 | The number of unsolicited companies approaching the office with offers of help in the past twelve months has been impressive . |
| 19 | as if technical problems were not enough , there are also a number of conceptual problems surrounding the application of these methods . |
| 20 | One aspect of this has been the Care in the Community programme , which has seen the closure of many long-stay institutions and which has resulted in large numbers of disabled people re-entering the social arena , but still having to struggle for basic rights of access . |
| 21 | Future projections show a marked fall in the numbers of young people entering the labour market . |
| 22 | Some attention needs to be given to the appropriate manning of the Reception area out of office hours , in view of the numbers of visiting groups using the lecture theatre and other facilities , and the problems with security which this imposes . |
| 23 | The native troops were shattered by this , but many Dutchmen and some natives fought on , others joined the increasing numbers of hostile bands roaming the country . |
| 24 | This in itself can bring problems with the numbers of enthusiastic teenagers using the hall . |