Sentence examples for a core of around from inspiring English sources

There are a core of around 8,000 pupils responsible for more than half of unauthorised absences.

Organisers said they expected a core of around 100 people to complete the full march, with thousands taking part along the route.

Gran Fury existed as a collective with a core of around 10 members from the end of 1989 until the mid-'90s.

A core of around 30 protesters ensured that there were always people staying there (a legal requirement for a squatted home, as well as a defence against eviction).

I wanted a core of people around me who would get into the bureaucracy and make sure it delivers".

Accompanying themselves, usually with a kora (a long-necked, multistringed instrument), griots recite poems or tell stories, often of warrior deeds, that contain a core of ideas around which they may improvise.

Vlakplaas employed a core team of around 15 white police officers, as well as dozens of black police officers and askaris – opposition fighters who had been captured and who, either under duress or voluntarily, now worked for the apartheid government.

Ed Vaizey, the culture minister, indicated to the committee last week that he is now looking at research that would lead to a core of "beacon" organisations around England.

The new state would embrace the current 68 sq mile (176 sq km) district except for a core of federal property around the White House, Capitol and monument-rich National Mall.

Ms Pidgeon said: "When Richard faced Henry Tudor at Bosworth, they both had a core of supporters but around that is a shifting mass of nobles who are waiting to see which way the wind blows.

In conclusion, patients with musculoskeletal problems share a core of concerns revolving around the primacy of pain and pain relief.