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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a number of countries for example" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to introduce specific instances or examples of countries in a discussion or explanation.
Example: "There are several nations facing economic challenges, a number of countries for example, include Greece, Italy, and Spain."
Alternatives: "such as several countries" or "including a few nations".
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A number of countries, for example, Ecuador, Botswana, Turkey, Oman and Sri Lanka have halved their neonatal deaths from preterm birth through improving [care for] serious complications like infections and respiratory distress".
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I know that the European Union is the driving force in this matter, although phosphates, for example, have already been banned in a number of countries for some time.
Cancer has overtaken CVD to become the main cause of death in a number of European countries, for example, in Belgium, Denmark and France, 2 indicating that the UK is one of many countries undergoing this change.
For example, we have seen renewed leadership in a number of countries calling for decriminalization, or beginning conversations in public space.
In a number of countries (Britain is an example) engineering does not carry much cultural cachet.
A number of countries (e.g., Australia, Norway, the United Kingdom), for example, employ need-based models to allocate health care resources among regions[ 1].
For example, a number of countries have moved to, or are considering proposals for, opt-out consent systems for organ donation.
The "new normal" of cheap oil may have consequences for a number of countries (see the left side of this chart for examples).
For example, a number of countries, including India, Germany, and the U.S., believe that they have been victims of Chinese cyberespionage efforts, but overall diplomatic relations remain undamaged.
Since the introduction of global estimates [ 6, 7], there had been a number of countries, mostly developed, conducting national level BOD, for example, Australia, New Zealand, USA and Mexico [ 8- 11].
However, this meant that a number of countries could not be included in the study — for example, the study included just one country in Africa, and did not include China or India, the world's most populous countries.
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