The phrase "a sample of towns" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a selection or representation of various towns for analysis, comparison, or study.
Example: "In our research, we collected a sample of towns to understand the impact of urban development on local economies."
Alternatives: "a selection of towns" or "a representation of towns".
In another development involving E. coli, the State Health Department Thursday advised residents of Schuylerville, N.Y., about 40 miles north of Albany, to boil their tap water after a sample of the town's drinking water tested positive for the bacteria.
A convenience sample of towns and cities was selected for this pilot study.
A sampling of 12 towns around Fairfield County showed inventories at the end of 2005 ranging from 11percentto59percentcent higher than a year earlier.
The Two-Towns Study included a sample of 9 11-year children in two English towns, Carlisle and Guildford.
Data were collected from a sample of 422 women in the town.
The questionnaire was piloted with a sample of 20 retailers in Arusha town and found to have good face validity and be clear to respondents.
For example, in a study conducted in a West African urban environment, Niakara et al. (2007) [ 62] found a high incidence of hypertension (40.2% in a sample of 2,087 participants) in the urban town of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
A sample of visitors of the shopping district of a medium-sized town in the Netherlands was studied.
Apart from the first set (Martha Graham Dance Company with Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group), they're all from out of town, a sampler of dance around the country: the Midwestern duo of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago with TU Dance Spectrum Dance Theatree with NW Dance Project, both from the Pacific Northwest; and two Californian outfits, Alonzo King LINES Ballet with Ate9 Dance Company.
A Sampling of Summer Concerts BABYLON TOWN (631-893-2119) Juke 7 -- Juke Box Saturday Night.
