The phrase "a number of solid" is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks context.
It could be used in a context where you are referring to multiple solid objects or concepts, but it needs additional information to be meaningful.
Example: "A number of solid arguments were presented during the debate."
Alternatives: "several solid" or "many solid".
Elsewhere, a number of solid third-party titles will be jostling for attention.
Wyce, A. et al. MEK inhibitors overcome resistance to BET inhibition across a number of solid and hematologic cancers.
A number of solid and porous titanium (Ti6Al4V) specimens were manufactured using selective laser melting.
Since then, they've delivered a number of solid albums and attracted the attention of such heavyweights as Bruce Springsteen and the writer Nick Hornby.
Since she had had such difficulty on the drawing-recognition test, I brought a number of solid objects with me, wondering if she would do better with these.
The HumanSaga system achieves a number of solid innovations to the simple timeline by viewing them as sets of separate, individual events.
Cancer stem cells were first identified in blood cancers, but have since been identified in a number of solid tumors including bladder, brain, breast and colon cancers.
Furthermore, the use of these drugs could lead to the enrichment of cancer stem cells with high tumourigenic capacities in a number of solid cancers11,12,13.
Thanks to a number of solid openings and those seven films at £1m-plus, takings are 16% up on the previous weekend.
Overexpression of the receptor in a number of solid tumors is increasingly appreciated as a key drug resistance and tumor dissemination mechanism.
The proposed formulas and procedure are validated through comparisons with the experimental results of a number of solid and hollow CFST columns with circular and square sections.
