A number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work.

已雇来一些人处理积压的工作。

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The drug was withdrawn from sale after a number of people suffered serious side effects.

这药因许多人服后产生严重副作用而被停止销售。

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In recent years, a number of people have been hurt or even killed because of this.

近年来，许多人因此受伤甚至死亡。

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She sought help from a number of people, including a Roman Catholic clergyman, the Reverend Fulton J.Sheen.

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I know a number of people in this room probably have the similar company in mind, which is Apple.

我知道这个房间里的很多人可能都从,这家公司汲取灵感，它就是苹果。

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And then there's also quite a number of people who want to work in the federal government,

还有不少想到联邦政府工作，

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Based on that, the feds could arrest a number of people on Match.com alone!

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It was interesting, during the conversation, a number of people talked about the trust issue.

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That lesson seems to have been lost on a number of people this week.

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