Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] and a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | distinctions should be drawn between sole practitioners working on their own at home and those with assistant solicitors and a number of branch offices ; |
| 2 | These essentially consisted of using multiple regression techniques to test the ‘ relationship ’ between local political outputs and a number of external input variables : a likely looking set of independent variables would be tested against expenditure levels to see if any of the relationships were statistically significant . |
| 3 | These included regulations covering the registration of political parties and a number of amendments to the Constitution which were reported to include the implementation of a semi-presidential regime , with executive powers vested in a prime minister . |
| 4 | S F Nadel ( 1903-1956 ) was author of five distinguished books and a number of learned papers , and at the height of his career was thought of as one of the rising stars of British social anthropology . |
| 5 | Relevancy overlaps with control maintained through improper purposes and a number of the cases could be classified under one section or the other . |
| 6 | This situation reflects the great demand for degree places in Arts and Social Studies and a number of the colleges could have admitted many more well qualified students if they had the resources to cope with them ’ . |
| 7 | Of orchids , euglossines visit some 625 species in 55 genera , especially in the subtribes Stanhopeinae and Catasetinae ; they also visit some Gesneriaceae and a number of Araceae as well as rotting logs , to which they are possibly attracted by fungi . |
| 8 | They are also a very ancient group , with many Carboniferous representatives and a number of preferns in the Devonian as well ( plate 59 ) . |
| 9 | The participants in the seminar came from eight European countries and a number of international agencies . |
| 10 | Promotional packs have been sent to over 100 organisations and a number of discussions have taken place with interested parties . |
| 11 | Will the Minister ensure that when the Housing Executive engages in new build it will incorporate in every scheme a large number of two-bedroomed bungalows and a number of houses especially built to cater for the needs of the disabled ? |
| 12 | The investigator will talk at length to as many as 100 patients and a number of GPs . |
| 13 | There were six arrests and a number of injuries . |
| 14 | There were six arrests and a number of injuries . |
| 15 | In a parliamentary answer to me the Minister told me that he ’ had identified 18 serious irregularities and a number of additional cases involving minor breaches of the scheme rules . |
| 16 | It contained twenty-two large initials with elaborate borders and a number historiated ; fourteen fully historiated borders ; forty-eight small miniatures ; and fifteen full-page miniatures . |
| 17 | There are specialist subdivisions of these functions and a number of other departments which have significant contributions to make but are left out to avoid complexity in the diagram . |
| 18 | was promoted to the Chair in Retail Studies and a number of appointments were made at lecturer level ; however , senior appointments in the department still require filling as a matter of urgency . |
| 19 | Under the proposal , strongly supported by environmental groups and a number of other delegations , notably the UK , the Antarctic would be declared off-limits to whalers , even if the IWC approved a return to commercial hunting . |
| 20 | So they have to rely on self-help projects , We have established two small primary schools and a number of very modest — clinics with Mexican doctors who have offered their services free . |
| 21 | These collections , along with decorative arts and a number of period rooms , occupy the first floor , parts of which will not reopen until later this year . |
| 22 | This incident caused a very serious morale problem with all pilots and a number of letters were written to the A.O.C. , stating our anger at the loss of Auger . ’ |
| 23 | The firm traded there for many years and a number of well-known craftsmen served their apprenticeships at the works . |
| 24 | ‘ We should get six top international players and a number of international referees and sit down with the law-makers so that all points of view are aired . ’ |
| 25 | There will be visits to major publishers and a number of booksellers , offering participants a behind-the-scenes view of the German trade . |
| 26 | The town , known to have had the status of a vicus , is surrounded on all sides by numerous kiln sites and workshops which are everywhere interspersed with agricultural features and a number of substantial extra-mural houses or villas . |
| 27 | The building will be opened in November to considerable celebrations and a number of cultural events have been timed to coincide with the opening . |
| 28 | A state definition consists of a name of up to 64 characters and a number between 0 and 100 . |
| 29 | In every major burrow there is a main entrance-cum-exit and in addition there may be more entrances and a number of emergency exits . |
| 30 | Instrument zu singen gesetzt ( Königsberg , 1638–50 ) which enjoyed enormous popularity ; by 1652 the first five Teile had reached their third or fourth editions and a number of separate songs had been republished in other people 's miscellanies . |