Sentence examples for a welcome number from inspiring English sources

The menu lists a welcome number of seafood entrees.

The crispy calamari served on mixed greens in a ginger dressing were crunchy with a welcome number of legs.

Tim Straughan, chief executive of the NHS Information Centre, said: "This is a welcome boost in numbers … It means more women are now up to date with their cervical screening test than last year, the first rise since 2002.

What a welcome change after a number of discouraging failures over the past several decades!

Yesterday's news that Neil Gaiman won the Newbery Medal, America's most prestigious award for children's literature, was a welcome surprise for a number of reasons.

"While there has been a welcome rise in the number of females gaining qualifications, many still find themselves trapped in low-skill, low-wage jobs.

According to "Computer Studies Made Cool, on Film and Now on Campus" (front page, June 11), the "Facebook effect" has created a welcome uptick in the number of students majoring in computer science.

This is a welcome development after a number of disappointing results in recent years.

The main changes are three: (1) a problematic change concerning the gate questions (criterion A), (2) a welcome reduction in the number of exclusion criteria and (3) a vigorous effort to operationalize bipolar subthreshold syndromes, hitherto unified under the NOS heading.

Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead said: "These figures show a strong performance by the Scottish fishing industry with a slight increase in landings in what was a challenging year and a welcome increase in the number of fishermen for the first time since 2008.

According to UNICEF Sudan, the result has been a welcome increase in the number of children being treated.