Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [art] number of " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , there 's a lot more to consider than just the number of columns . |
| 2 | Unemployment has fallen by 70 per cent since the mid-eighties in Telford but it 's about more than just the number of jobs , it 's the quality of jobs , the skills that erm are offered in terms of the training that 's available in the area , and the whole atmosphere of the town has been completely transformed by moving from an older and established industrial climate to one that encompasses a wide range of modern and high tech industries . |
| 3 | All told , it will more than double the number of computers in Californian schools . |
| 4 | A task force set up two years ago to raise extra money from international business has enabled it to more than double the number of support staff to five ( last year it raised £300,000 ) . |
| 5 | They comprise some 21 per cent of rural housing stock on average , and Shucksmith ( 1981 ) indicates that , during 1968–73 in England and Wales there were usually more than double the number of local authority houses being built per 1,000 population in urban than in rural districts . |
| 6 | The proposed development at Meadow House , though not associated with any community , would more than double the number of habitable dwellings in the immediate vicinity . |
| 7 | The company , which has been beset by overwhelming demand for its budget lines , says that it expects to balance supply with demand for most of its products during the current quarter — although it shipped more than twice the number of machines in fourth quarter 1992 as it did in the 1991 period , the backlog has continued into the current quarter . |
| 8 | Particular controversy surrounded the disability scheme , known as WAO , under which 900,000 people ( or more than twice the number of unemployed ) , who were classified as too disabled to work , received 70 per cent of their last salary until they qualified for receipt of the state pension at 65 . |
| 9 | I 'm not a vegetarian although quite a number of my friends are . |
| 10 | The Market on Saturday evenings provided much entertainment as always a number of cheapjacks were to be found selling all sorts of items . |
| 11 | As wide a number of technical people as possible will be invited to state their views , so that by early August further adjustments can be made to eliminate those disadvantages that remain and to build in other desirable features that may be considered worthwhile . |
| 12 | There is evidence of a Roman settlement as quite a number of coins have been ploughed up relating to this period in history . |