Catholic Church and had induced a large number of English bishops, ecclesiastics, and nobles to reject the jurisdiction of the Pope in favour of royal supremacy.
A petition signed by a large number of laymen and a few of the bishops and abbots was forwarded to Clement VII.
It was no doubt for this reason that a large number of the ecclesiastical and lay lords who were strongly Catholic had refused to attend the Parliament.
I presume that you have a large number of dead serfs whose names have not yet been removed from the revision list?
The present moment is particularly propitious, since in various parts of the country there has been an epidemic, and, glory be to God, a large number of souls have died of it.
The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity.
It is the nucleus of a large number of organic substances, among which several vegetable alkaloids, as nicotine and certain of the ptomaïnes, may be mentioned.
It is the nucleus and origin of a large number of derivatives.
An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species, most of which live in fresh water.
A genus of plants embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.
It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds.
A red-colored respiratory pigment found associated with hemoglobin in the muscle tissue of a large number of animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate.
A genus of extinct Tertiary Foraminifera, having a thin, flat, round shell, containing a large number of small chambers arranged spirally.
Here we have, as I believe, the true theory of a large number of expressions; but the chief interest and difficulty of the subject lies in following out the wonderfully complex results.
In a large number of cases, as with the salivary and lacrymal glands, intestinal canal, &c.
The battle was contested with extreme obstinacy on both sides; but at length the Athenians prevailed, and besides destroying a large number of the enemy's vessels, took as many as a hundred with their crews on board.
A large number of the ships were sunk; several were taken by the Greeks; comparatively few escaped from the battle without serious injury.
A large number of witnesses have been examined, many documents collected, and everything done which could be done to reach a conclusion of the case.
A large number of the members of the House participated in the debate.
Afterwards this story was verified: on entering the city we found a large number of very rudely constructed boats.
Like the wolves before spoken of, they gave the impression that there was a large number of them and that, if the troops were in proportion to the noise, they were sufficient to devour General Taylor and his army.
A large number of arms turned in to the Ordnance Department as captured, were thus arms that had really been used by the Union army in the capture of Vicksburg.
There was a large number of steamers lying at Cairo and a good many boatmen were staying in the town.
A large number of them had voluntarily come into our lines during the siege, and requested to be sent north where they could get employment until the war was over and they could go to their homes.
A large number of men and boys disguise themselves to represent different grotesque figures, animals, or persons.
In the open country or campos of Santarem on the Lower Amazons, flowering trees and bushes are more abundant, and there a large number of floral insects are attracted.
They are covered with a most luxuriant forest, comprising a large number of india-rubber trees.
It is well known that they have produced a large number of fine horticultural varieties.
If this time can be cut down to two and a half days, no doubt a large number of passengers will be only too anxious to avail themselves of this means of travel, providing that it will be accomplished in reasonable safety and comfort.
Another drawback is the large tract of ground required for an aerodrome, and the big airship needs a large number of highly-trained personnel to handle it.
These strands, of which there are a large number, are led towards the bottom ridge, where they are drawn together and secured to a rigging sector.
In 1915 it was decided to build a large number of small ships for anti-submarine patrol, which were called S.
The trials were in every way most satisfactory, and a large number of ships of this design was ordered immediately.
For this it was necessary to suppose that the atoms were not all alike, but belonged to a large number of different classes.
The abdomen is composed of a large number (usually nine or ten) of segments which have lost their legs and fused together.
The distance of the nearer stars can be positively measured, and this has been done in a large number of cases.
Instead, another family had the power to select the next ruler from among a large number of potential candidates within the ruling family.
There were also a large number of Negro journalists, and the conference was widely covered in the Negro press.
This left the banks, still unwilling to sell to Negroes, holding a large number of deserted properties.
The Ku Klux Klan was the most notorious of a large number of similar organizations which spread throughout the South.
The present species of man-Homo Sapiens--developed through a complex process of natural selection from a large number of different manlike creatures-hominids.
A wax cylinder having walls less than one-quarter of an inch in thickness could be used for receiving a large number of records, since the maximum depth of the record groove is hardly ever greater than one one-thousandth of an inch.
This necessitated first the devising and making of a large number of special tools for cutting the carbon filaments and for making and putting together the various parts of the lamps.
A company was formed, a large numberof instruments were made and sent to Gouraud in London, and prospects were bright.
For the long run, Syria's economy is still saddled with a large number of poorly performing public sector firms; investment levels remain low; and industrial and agricultural productivity is poor.
A genus of land snails, including a large number of species.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "large number" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
