The phrase "a number of confusing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to multiple items or situations that are perplexing or unclear.
Example: "There are a number of confusing aspects to this new policy that need clarification."
Alternatives: "several perplexing" or "many unclear".
Since then, AltaVista has been through a number of confusing acquisitions.
By Paul MacNamara The New Yorker, June 20 , 1942P. 34 Tells about a number of confusing telephone calls-an appointment to have a cocktail with Mr. Pratt, a very important executive--important in his eyes, that is.
The so-called "cromnibus" spending bill currently before the house -- must-pass legislation to keep the government funded through the fiscal year -- contains a number of confusing and contradictory provisions related to marijuana policy.
Questionable finds from the remoter geologic period of the Eocene and Oligocene epochs (55.8 million to 23 million years ago) have also been reexamined, with the result that a number of confusing fossils have been dismissed.
That raised a number of confusing possibilities: that the government was trying to frame its opponents; that it had accidentally attacked its own troops, who were among the victims; or that insurgent groups possessed chemical weapons and were willing to use them.
But an apparent rush to get the bill made into a law has resulted in several crucial points being overlooked, say some activists and human rights lawyers, who also contend that the bill contains a number of confusing and potentially harmful provisions.
Within ten minutes of the late night opening passing trade soon turned into a full shop, customers including tourists, fell walkers, other writers, a politician, a minor pop star, a dog, a number of confused drunks – and actor Tony Booth, also known as Cherie Blair's father.
Yet, as gestures become a more regular feature of connected devices, so too does the issue of "gesture conflict". As the technology proliferates, we could see an increasing number of confusing, chaotic experiences where movements trigger unplanned actions.
This came after a number of users confused Nelson Mandela and Morgan Freeman, likely due to Freeman's appearance in Invictus, a film that focussed on how Mandela united a post-apartheid South Africa behind the Springboks' triumphant run at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Announced by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts, the news has left a number of people confused as to the real down and dirty detail of how it will all work.
I've never received a greater number of confused looks in my life than when I drove a golf cart on Catalina Island.
