Example sentences of "[vb -s] the [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 31 | This technique may also provide valuable information on the pathogenesis of cerebral embolism , and our case shows the large number of apparently symptomless emboli that may arise in such patients . |
| 32 | And the table shows the large numbers of women currently using what the World Fertility Survey dismissively ( and inappropriately ) calls ‘ inefficient ’ methods of contraception . |
| 33 | The result is that once those who are unable to purchase have negotiated their way through the labyrinthine and highly variable eligibility rules to achieve a place on a council housing waiting list , they join a queue which is growing at a faster rate than addition to the council housing stock and which in some cases even exceeds the total number of families housed by the district council . |
| 34 | The Profitboss engages the correct number of staff to meet his planned output requirements . |
| 35 | A further difficulty concerns the sheer numbers of such spores that would need to be involved . |
| 36 | This 30-minute insight squeezes out all the grisly facts and figures and reveals the growing number of attacks on British tourists around the world . |
| 37 | The design strategy is to define the possible information content of a message in terms of the necessary minimum of variations , then to design the structure so that it has a maximum content of standardized information and requires the minimum number of specific triggers to identify the variation to be conveyed . |
| 38 | Table II compares the actual number of referrals before and after introducing the guidelines by type of examination requested and shows the absolute change in terms of workload and cost . |
| 39 | Once the two basic shapes have been created a single point is selected on each object using the blend tool and the program then creates the required number of ‘ in-between ’ stages . |
| 40 | In searching for question 7 for example , the examiner must open the book fully at each page until he spots the small number 7 almost tucked into the binding . |
| 41 | Previn conducts the big numbers with a real swagger and the shorter dances are well characterised and beautifully played . |
| 42 | This recent police video reflects the increasing number of opportunistic thefts from drivers in heavy urban traffic . |
| 43 | The more interesting aspect of its search is the part which finds the whole numbers , the powers of P and R. During the search , Bacon constructs intermediate approximations to the right powers , all of the form i j where i and j are whole numbers . |
| 44 | This simply expresses the total number of deaths per 1000 total population . |
| 45 | This ignores the substantial number of additional cases that would arise if screening became widespread . |
| 46 | This no doubt explains the low number of fathers in these categories . |
| 47 | So if you feel six pulses or vibrations it indicates the chosen number is six . |
| 48 | The number of protons in the nucleus gives the atomic number of the element , which must necessarily be integer : 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 to 92 . |
| 49 | The regulating authority determines the total amount of emissions to be allowed in an area and then issues the equivalent number of permits or rights to pollute , which can then be marketed , auctioned or allocated in some way . |
| 50 | It generates the random numbers for the dice from reading the device 's internal clocks at the instant the ‘ roll ’ button is pressed . |
| 51 | In conference each week with them , he selects the musical numbers and their order on the programme . |
| 52 | Mr Major embodies the growing number of people who , though not mystified about their humble class origins , no longer believe they should remain , as he put it , ‘ boxed in ’ to them forever . |
| 53 | This brings the total number of birds in the UK to around 40 . |
| 54 | During the reproductive life of a woman , one egg — rarely two or more — matures at monthly intervals and is discharged at ovulation , which brings the total number of eggs that are ovulated to barely 500 . |
| 55 | This brings the total number of plans taken out since 1987 to 2.11m and total investment to £6.14bn . |
| 56 | This brings the total number of National Certificates awarded , after only five years of operation , to over 300,000 . |
| 57 | The closure of Bairdwear at Aycliffe brings the total number of textile job losses in South Wear Durham and Cleveland over the past 12 months to more than 1,000 . |
| 58 | Figure 4.1 summarises the total number of serious offences per 100,000 of the population for the period 1957 to 1977 , and shows a 290 per cent increase over those two decades . |
| 59 | No one knows the true number of political prisoners executed in the run up to the anniversary . |
| 60 | If during that week he works the following number of hours , how much should his take home pay be ? |