The phrase "administering a number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to managing, distributing, or overseeing a specific quantity or value, often in fields like healthcare, finance, or data management.
Example: "The nurse is responsible for administering a number of medications to the patients each day."
Alternatives: "dispensing a quantity" or "managing a figure".
The Office of Graduate Education administers a number of these endowed fellowships through an annual competition in March.
The Office of Graduate Education administers a number of these endowed fellowships through an annual competition.
MIT offices administer a number of these endowed internal fellowships through annual processes.
The county administered a number of general services (e.g., strategic planning, transport, and recreation), while the boroughs handled the main range of services (e.g., education, housing, and most personal and household services).
The used bags of glucose drips that the police said they had found could have been used for simple rehydration, but they also could have been used to administer a number of banned drugs.
Zezulka, an officer of the MSU Department of Public Safety (DPS), stopped Hickey, administered a number of field sobriety tests, and eventually placed him under arrest for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, M.C.L. § 257.625a; M.S.A. § 9.2325(1).
Murray's "callous disregard for Mr Jackson's health and safety was shown throughout the trial, from the manner in which he administered a number of dangerous drugs to Mr Jackson without the appropriate medical equipment, precautions or personnel in place, and to the manner in which he left Mr Jackson unattended", the opinion states.
JSPS administers a number of bilateral programs for scientific cooperation and exchange with various academic institutions in 38 countries.
Jointly organised by the Royal Society, which administers a number of schemes that provide funding for exchanges between the UK and Japan, and the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the meeting brought together senior and junior scientists from both nations so that they could explore the opportunities for and barriers to exchange and co-operation.
