Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] to a number " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grieco , in a fascinating and detailed series of ethnographic studies of working-class networks in this country , has pointed to a number of advantages which workers and employers gain from ‘ the network ’ : . |
| 2 | Previous research has pointed to a number of socio-demographic factors that contribute to the likelihood of a child coming into the care of local authorities . |
| 3 | The Enterprise Centre has responded to a number of requests from departments to provide staff development opportunities that meet ‘ departmental ’ staff training needs . |
| 4 | It said : ‘ The council has written to a number of stores requesting undertakings that they cease trading in contravention of the Sunday trading provisions of the Shops Act . |
| 5 | During the last six months , the Guild has spoken to a number of representatives of caterers , dieticians , nurses , doctors and , in particular , the Patients ' Association and the College of Health , and discovered that the quality of hospital food is highly variable . |