Example sentences of "be [adj] that the number " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am delighted that the number of disconnections for debt has continued to fall . |
| 2 | On the eve of bonfire night safety officers say they 're hopeful that the number of firework accidents will be down on last year . |
| 3 | Is my hon. Friend aware that directors of planning all over the country and hon. Members of all parties are concerned that the number of unauthorised developments has risen from 60,000 in 1988 to more than 90,000 in 1990 ? |
| 4 | A spokesman said : ‘ While we have n't had more people in than last year , we are pleased that the number seems to have stayed the same . ’ |
| 5 | Secondly ( as was pointed out by Russell , among others ) , even if it were true that the number of basic entities was finite , the proposed analysis still would not yield the desired result . |
| 6 | In all such cases , it is clear that the numbers of mentally handicapped cases could be reduced if efforts were made to counter these factors , just as increased road safety should reduce road deaths . |
| 7 | The Compton census figures probably understate the strength of Nonconformity , but it is clear that the number of adherents did not rise dramatically until the Evangelical Revival of the later-eighteenth and nineteenth centuries . |
| 8 | It is interesting that the number of beneficiarii greatly multiplied throughout the empire in the late second and third centuries , although they were not unknown before . |
| 9 | It is likely that the number of people in the country will officially have ‘ fallen ’ . ) |
| 10 | A miscount necessitates a recount , and it is imperative that the numbers are accurate . |
| 11 | Since there are more carp and more carp fisheries around today , and so many anglers fishing for carp , it is inevitable that the number caught is higher than it has ever been . |
| 12 | While it is probable that the number of births recorded is as accurate as we are likely to need , the records of some social events are , by their nature , likely to be incomplete . |
| 13 | It is probable that the numbers qualifying for the higher rate will be significantly reduced . |
| 14 | Tom Brock , secretary of the British Robot Association , says he is disappointed that the number of robot firms has failed to increase . |
| 15 | Six of these enjoyed the king 's blessing and it is noteworthy that the number of royal clerks holding bishoprics markedly increased after John 's accession in 1316 . |