The phrase "a number of missing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to several items or individuals that are absent or unaccounted for.
Example: "The investigation revealed a number of missing persons in the area."
Alternatives: "several missing" or "a few missing".
This is an inconsistency in the figures on husbands and wives, which results in a number of missing spouses in various locations.
Even if you just concentrate on our forwards there are going to be a number of missing players over the next couple of months.
Dior admitted that Portman's eyelashes were digitally retouched in post-production using Photoshop, but said this was primarily to "separate and increase the length and curve of a number of her lashes and to replace a number of missing or damaged lashes".
There is also a number of missing immunological data in particular at ICU discharge.
New cannons were made during the £1m restoration work by NTS to replace a number of missing original features.
Table 3 describes the basis for projecting a number of missing values over the 1996-2011-time period.
There were a number of missed opportunities, including incidents that were so inadequately investigated that underlying problems went unnoticed.
The Orange's physical 2-3 zone frustrated the Huskies, creating miscues and a number of missed shots.
Ms. Healey, speaking on behalf of Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, said the seat should be filled with "someone 100percentt devoted," citing a number of missed votes.
And because of that as well, he hands himself more birdie chances from hitting GIR then most... hence a number of missed putts.
In the first of a number of missed transfer opportunities which have punctuated his career, the forward had a trial with the Amsterdam club, but was snubbed.
