Sentence examples for encompassed a number of from inspiring English sources

(Following the passage of the decentralization law, the executive powers of the préfets were transferred to the elected conseils généraux; moreover, many functions previously performed by the central government were devolved to the newly created régions, units of local government that each encompassed a number of départements and that were overseen by directly elected regional councils).

Because my interests were broad and encompassed a number of disciplines--computer science and mathematics as well as two areas of biology--I had to develop my own program and find the right people to work with.

Her style encompassed a number of genres, including big band, ballads, jazz, folk and comedy.

That man's claim encompassed a number of neighboring majority-black towns, including the first certified quilombo in the state of Bahia, Rio das Rãs.

The area of Greater Q'umarkaj was divided into four major political division, one for each of the most important ruling lineages, and also encompassed a number of smaller satellites sites, including Chisalin, Pismachi', Atalaya and Pakaman.

The producers did an incredible job at finding a wide variety of performers who encompassed a number of different genres and localities: from the brilliant Puerto Rican-born character actor Luis Guzman to Queens-based rapper Monsta X, and from Sierra Leonean Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang to pop-electro dance group Hank and Cupcakes, originally from Tel Aviv and now living in Brooklyn.

PSHE encompasses a number of different areas, many of which are compulsory.

The movement encompasses a number of different issues, including the privatisation of universities and workers' rights.

The districts are divided further into dungkhags (subdistricts), each encompassing a number of gewogs (groups of villages).

But few saw yesterday as the end of the telecoms boom, with consolidation in the industry likely to encompass a number of the UK players.

In Zambia, for example, we examined a large-scale rural sanitation programme, encompassing a number of initiatives, including community-based approaches to ending open defecation.