It has been used to describe a number of individuals.

Since then a number of other techniques have been described.

A number of species have been discovered and described recently.

Football is a word used to describe a number of different sports.

I have described here a number of weapons and tactics in the war game.

A number of additional species have been described since its publication.

This chapter will describe a number of teaching methods and media.

The number of guests for a party is described in puzzling terms.

A number of species have been described since the genus was named in 1851.

He described a number of potential 'life-styles' in his field work.