Example sentences of "more than a [adj] number [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Also , it may be worth pointing out that most shareware distributors offer a policy whereby users buying more than a certain number of disks pay less per disk . |
2 | This option is chosen automatically when more than a certain number of measurements fall outside a certain tolerance . |
3 | Very few people will have the time and desire to follow up more than a small number of the leads that are referenced ; and those who do will usually be aware of the older literature , in any case . |
4 | Training teams were not specifically mentioned by more than a small number of respondents although ‘ involvement in training ’ of all professional or supervisory staff , or all senior management , was more likely to be noted . |
5 | Where the returns from criminal work had been too limited to support more than a small number of firms , they had now increased while other firms felt under economic threat . |
6 | For a trait influenced by more than a small number of genes we can not work out the genotype by a Mendelian experiment . |
7 | The poll early next year would elect a coalition government made up of all the parties winning more than a minimum number of seats to lead the country to majority rule in the year 2000 . |
8 | So take a tip from none other than Graham Greene : " A story has n't room for more than a limited number of created characters . " |
9 | However , most laboratories which produce more than a modest number of thin sections are now equipped with appropriate automatic and semi-automatic systems . |