Example sentences of "the [adj] numbers " in BNC.
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| 1 | the inside numbers clearer , |
| 2 | The response of cattle owners was to increase the total numbers in their herd , rather than to maintain a smaller herd with lower mortality levels . |
| 3 | Because the total numbers of animals on islands tend to be small , large predators in general find it impossible to exist at all — except , of course , for creatures such as seals and sealions , which feed at sea and come ashore only to breed or bask . |
| 4 | Calculations of the total numbers are thus very approximate , and mainly based on what are termed ‘ prevalence ’ rates . |
| 5 | The total numbers of teachers fell in the early 1980s and only began to pick up after 1983 . |
| 6 | % max. incisor loss : numbers of maxillae without incisors compared with the total numbers of maxillae ( given in the appendix ) . |
| 7 | % inferior border broken : numbers of mandibles with the inferior border damaged ( defined as in figure 3.12 ) compared with the total numbers of mandibles in the sample ( given in the appendix ) . |
| 8 | % isolated molars broken : the numbers of isolated molars that are broken compared with the total numbers of isolated molars in the sample ( given in appendix ) . |
| 9 | % molars digested in situ : the numbers of molars in the mandibles and maxillae that show some evidence of digestive corrosion compared with the total numbers of teeth present in the jaws . |
| 10 | % femur heads digested : the numbers of femur heads present in the sample that show some evidence of digestive corrosion compared with the total numbers of femur heads in the sample . |
| 11 | In column 7 of Table 3.5 , the numbers of maxillae retaining zygomatic processes are expressed as percentages of the total numbers of maxillae in the bone assemblages . |
| 12 | However , Eiders may also be seen right along the coast , and the total numbers recorded wintering between 1960 and 1976 varied between 20 in the winter of 1960/61 and 250 in that of on average about 70–80 are usually present . |
| 13 | Between 1965 and 1976 the total numbers recorded on spring passage varied between about 2,000 in 1967 and 25,000 in 1968 . |
| 14 | The distribution of bilingual children varies widely across the country , but the total numbers and diversity are certainly significant . |
| 15 | Although the total numbers used in the USA are vastly higher , Rollin ( 1981 : 91 ) gives a figure of around 100 million for 1980 but this had reportedly declined by about 10 per cent by 1988 , the percentage breakdowns are remarkably similar . |
| 16 | In fact , there has been a steady decline in the total numbers of titles published since then . |
| 17 | In 1899 , the authors of an article in the Economic Journal estimated the total numbers of women compositors outside Scotland as about 300 , of whom 225 were employed ill firms in the London region , another 35 in two other firms , and the rest scattered in small houses employing single numbers . " |
| 18 | Acts of 1962 , 1968 and 1971 restricted immigration from Commonwealth countries but , because the entry of dependent relatives of earlier immigrants was not restricted , the total numbers of migrants continued to grow throughout the 1960s . |
| 19 | Table 5.1 demonstrates the changing pattern of immigration in this period , by showing the proportion of the total numbers of immigrants coming from each part of the world . |
| 20 | The total numbers have been going down from 200,000 per year in 1971 to just over 150,000 in 1981 . |
| 21 | Karl Semper 's Animal Life as Affected by the Natural Conditions of Existence of 1881 developed the concept that would later be known as the food-chain and noted that the total numbers of predators must be much lower than the numbers of the prey organisms to maintain a stable system . |
| 22 | Recruitment gave us little cause for anxiety so long as the general level of recruitment remained high ( Our intake regularly comprised , in a College that offered a total of 14 academic courses , some 12% of the total numbers , 7% in English and 5% in French ) . |
| 23 | Not only have the total numbers and percentage of the population increased , but within this group the economically disadvantaged figure prominently . |
| 24 | The total numbers of students involved would be of a hundred a year and if the courses are to start they will require the approval of the Secretary of State . |
| 25 | But the total numbers of people F E , with special needs , seen in the division |
| 26 | ( The superscripts denote the total numbers of electrons in the sub-shell . ) |
| 27 | If there is sufficient agreement amongst members of specialist interest groups ( ‘ invisible colleges ’ ) that delays in publication within their fields are at unacceptable levels , then commercial publishers are generally willing to establish new journals which will reduce overall delays by increasing the total numbers of papers published . |
| 28 | The Washington Post of Dec. 11 , citing US State Department sources , gave the total numbers as 1,175 Britons , about 900 US nationals , 197 Japanese and 180 Italians , in addition to 3,232 Soviet nationals . |
| 29 | Initially stimuli are compared in terms of the total numbers of descriptions and potential risks in the protocols . |
| 30 | she found that the total numbers show an exponential growth post-war , but a decline from 1970 through 1984 . |