Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] the number " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the resolution is increased to 2048 x 2048 then the number of bits per second to be transmitted rises to 209 715 200 . |
| 2 | Even then abolition was not completed until the early 1890s when the number of landless and dispossessed peasants and rural labourers increased dramatically . |
| 3 | The effects of post-war social trends became visible by 1952 when the number of Tutorial Classes and University Sessional classes declined relatively as the number of Terminal courses increased . |
| 4 | It is , however , correct that these percentages were at their highest in the 1970s when the number of strikers was also at its highest . |
| 5 | Bill Glazier was Palace 's aptly named and superb goalkeeper throughout most of our sojourn in Division Three , 1961–64 , and he was ever-present during our praiseworthy recovery under Dick Graham in the second half of 1962–63 , then in the magnificent promotion season of 1963–64 when the number of goals conceded was easily the lowest in our Division . |
| 6 | And now they hug in the moonlight , one man with two backs , and on each back the number 11 . |
| 7 | If there are only two levels ( on and off ) available then the number of colours including black and white is 2 3 or 8 . |
| 8 | Between 1871 and 1901 alone the number of towns with populations over 50,000 doubled . |
| 9 | One might suppose that the greater that number , the greater also the number of votes a party ought to receive . |
| 10 | Although not a new phenomenon abroad , occurrences of listeria were relatively rare in Britain until 1989 when the number of cases rose to an estimated 800 , one third of which were pregnant women . |
| 11 | Exports to western countries increased from US$ 6.1 billion to nearly US$7.3 billion ; the number of joint ventures from 1972 to 1989 was ( in round figures ) 1,000 , whereas in 1990 alone the number of new joint ventures reached 4,000 perhaps with the help of a revival of commercial law the ‘ tortuous and costly road of socialism which leads from capitalism to capitalism ’ is made smoother and swifter . |