The phrase "a number of practically" is not correct and does not form a coherent expression in written English.
It may be intended to convey a quantity or extent of something that is nearly or almost true, but it lacks clarity and context.
Example: "A number of practically useful tools were introduced at the conference."
Alternatives: "several nearly" or "many almost".
The homogeneity properties of the corresponding controllers yield a number of practically important features.
Iakovlev, Interaction between an external shock wave and a cylindrical shell filled with and submerged into different fluids, Journal of Sound and Vibration 322 (2009) 401 437], and it addresses a number of practically important issues not covered in that work.
A number of practically important algorithm parameters have been analyzed and specified.
The initial list of 1100 indicators needed to be further completed in order to comply with the evolving legislation, with the specific demands of the Belgian authorities and also to reduce it to a number of practically implementable indicators.
The increased number of public health professionals has led to a number of practically trained persons working in public health leadership positions in the ministry, including in HIV/AIDS programmes.
Homogeneity features of dynamic systems are known to provide for a number of general practically important features.
Among the prisoners are a number of artists, practically the whole German diplomatic corps, a famous actor by the name of Theo Lingen, the Crown Prince of Waldeck and another prince whose name the Colonel couldn't remember.
I examined a number of them, practically spraining my back in the process.
Furthermore, novel drugs have been developed to target some of the molecular pathways underlying the carcinogenic processes and maintenance of cancer phenotypes [ 2, 3] yet, these drugs have provided limited survival benefits to only a small subset of patients with cancer, and only a small number of practically useful biomarkers are presently available.
"A number of firms are practically living off of this," said Steve Malanga, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
But Ms. Cherry, also 91, worked for a number of magazines — "I practically worked for most of them," she said.
