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Meanings of large numbers in English

Russian
большое число
Portuguese
número muito grande
Catalan
nombres grans

Number which is significantly larger than those ordinarily used in everyday life.

большое число
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Examples for "large number"
Examples for "large number"
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She said it was disturbing given the large number of reported cases.
Radio NZ
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Furthermore, HFMD often affects a large number of infants and young children.
Pubmed
3
A large number of asylum-seekers in Ireland come from non-English speaking countries.
The Irish Times
4
A large number of people participated, including at least 250 public servants.
Radio NZ
5
Background: Symptomatic haemorrhoids affect a large number of patients throughout the world.
Pubmed
1
The financial potential of these microdots could be another nice big number.
Wired
2
A trillion trillion is a big number, but it's just a number.
The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics
3
So it's about a thousand-plus, or it's not really a big number.
Radio NZ
4
Their big number involves singing and dancing while negotiating a flying trapeze.
Radio NZ
5
The other big number is first-quarter UK labour market data at 0830 GMT.
Reuters
Usage of large numbers in English
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In fact, state and local governments continue to lay off large numbers.
The Guardian
2
The Iraqis left behind large numbers of US-supplied vehicles, including several tanks.
The Guardian
3
Sable used to roam the Limpopo province in large numbers, years ago.
The South African
4
They've already lost large numbers and next year is looking pretty grim.
Radio NZ
5
New Ross There were very large numbers with a strong selling trade.
Independent.ie
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Also the presence of the American Legion in large numbers in court.
The Centralia Conspiracy
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Around this industry, large numbers had gathered simply to watch and chatter.
The street philosopher
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However, Charter questioned the effectiveness of linking large numbers of the pads.
Wired
9
All three countries are already struggling with large numbers of Somali refugees.
Reuters
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This allows them to reach large numbers of people at lower cost.
Reuters
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We visit all the colleges, where students support us in large numbers.
The Irish Times
12
China has been sending large numbers of medical staff to the city.
BBC
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Each time this happens, large numbers of people become homeless and insecure.
The Guardian
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Wenzhou is used to large numbers of people flowing in and out.
Reuters
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But whether such treatments will reach large numbers of people is unclear.
Reuters
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At Nice's Pasteur hospital, medical staff were treating large numbers of injured.
Reuters
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Translations for large numbers
Large numbers through the time
Large numbers across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
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