The phrase "about pairs of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing topics that involve two items or entities that are related or compared in some way.
Example: "The research focused on pairs of related genes and their functions in the organism."
Alternatives: "regarding pairs of" or "concerning pairs of".
Both new shows are about pairs of contestants circumnavigating the globe for big cash prizes.
A lot of the stories are about pairs of women friends, sisters, workmates whose relationships are complicated and intense.
That would give NBC a two-week jump on "The Amazing Race," CBS's reality show about pairs of people racing around the world for cash prizes.
The face-off began in June when Mr. Zucker decided to use 8 p.m. on Sept. 5 to introduce his reality show "Lost," about pairs of people racing around the world for cash prizes.
But he has now persuaded 58 of the country's 236 kidney transplant centers, including many of the largest, to feed his database with information about pairs of transplant candidates and their incompatible donors.
When you see the set of all ordered pairs x comma y for which x equals a, this gives you the hint that you're talking about pairs of points, and that tells you that you have numbers in the plane, not on the line, not on the x-axis, a two-dimensional interpretation over here.
Baez said he has about six pairs of Nike-issued cleats and has about a dozen cleats adapted from sneakers.
Colin Austin, the current master shoemaker at New & Lingwood, says he has about 80 pairs of ready-made shoes in stock and only enough leather remaining to make about five pairs of bespoke shoes.
Got about 400,000 pairs of jeans.
"I am wearing a pair of tailor-made shorts that I have about 10 pairs of.
The middle of the body has bristles and about 12 pairs of feathery gills.
