Example sentences of "[vb -s] the [adj] numbers [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While Strathclyde records the highest numbers of the most serious offences , the survey highlights that it is not alone in suffering steep rises in violent crime . |
| 2 | The rule is simply that one uses as many digits as are in the final number ( three digits if in hundreds , four if in thousands , and so on ) and then uses the random numbers in appropriate sets . |
| 3 | Table 9.1 shows the average numbers of transactions per day in the gilts market during 1986 . |
| 4 | And the table shows the large numbers of women currently using what the World Fertility Survey dismissively ( and inappropriately ) calls ‘ inefficient ’ methods of contraception . |
| 5 | The table shows the latest numbers for contributions so far , set roughly against ability to pay and interest in the Gulf measured by reliance on imported oil . |
| 6 | A further difficulty concerns the sheer numbers of such spores that would need to be involved . |
| 7 | Previn conducts the big numbers with a real swagger and the shorter dances are well characterised and beautifully played . |
| 8 | This decrease reflects the lower numbers of people in the population aged 80+ . |
| 9 | It generates the random numbers for the dice from reading the device 's internal clocks at the instant the ‘ roll ’ button is pressed . |
| 10 | However , Bonhams auctioneer Alastair Laird believes the actual numbers of artwork coming on the market is not as great as 10 years ago . |