The phrase "a number of much" is not correct and usable in written English.
It seems to be a combination of two separate phrases, "a number of" and "much," which do not work together in this form.
Example: "A number of much-needed resources were allocated to the project."
Alternatives: "a significant amount of" or "many essential".
Ciena competes against a number of much larger companies, including Lucent Technologies, Nortel Networks and Alcatel.
That's because the erratic squiggle is, effectively, the sum of a number of much more regular squiggles, which represent different frequencies of sound.
The movie theater industry in Eastern Europe and Russia apparently have a number of much smaller, private, theaters, but they stand independent of larger theaters.
He soon noticed that a number of much bigger natural-foods stores had sprouted up around the country, such as Mrs. Gooch's and Frazier Farms, in California.
The interest in power quality is explained in the context of a number of much wider developments in power engineering: deregulation of the electricity industry, increased customer-demands, and the integration of renewable energy sources.
Of course, people are sports fans for a number of much more positive reasons – family traditions, love of the game from a playing career, appreciation for athletic skill, power and grace, and so on.
From 1986 teen drama Lucas to current release The Iceman, Winona Ryder career path has been studded with stand-out performances films in a number of much-loved films.
Indeed, Jose Alexandre Gusmao, the nation's de facto leader, said in an interview that East Timor would close a number of much-needed schools and hospitals because it could not afford to keep them open.
In the years following the war with Mexico, McClellan received a number of much-coveted assignments, including early promotion to captain and appointment to serve on a commission that studied the Crimean War and European military systems.
There are a number of much-debated issues that arise in connection with the interpretation of various parts of Turing (1950), and that we have hitherto neglected to discuss.
With these updates, these apps get a number of much-needed new features, including an improved Discover tab, better support for search and support for push notifications for interactions.
