Example sentences of "[to-vb] at a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our perception of the pub has to work at a number of levels — mostly obvious , but nonetheless worth clarifying . |
| 2 | Any proposals to alter the situation faced by older workers have to work at a number of levels : developing new social roles ; using legislation to change attitudes ; improving work prospects ; raising income levels ; increasing the effectiveness of health and social policies . |
| 3 | When discussing differences in earnings between black and white workers , we noted that it was important to look at a number of factors , for example , the age structure of the two groups and the kind of industry in which they worked . |
| 4 | The theory argues that we can not develop one universal scientific approach to create the perfect organisational structure , but rather we have to look at a number of variables and see how they interact with each other within particular organisations . |
| 5 | Before going on to consider the results of this survey , it is important to look at a number of methodological limitations which may well compromise some of its findings . |
| 6 | Also getting a lot of media attention was the National Study of Childhood Cancer , which is going to look at a number of background environmental factors in all children 's cancers during the next five years . |
| 7 | From these figures , it is possible to arrive at a number of quite different versions of what changes took place in the years in question . |