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Discover LudwigThe phrase "quote a number" is correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used to ask someone to provide a numerical value or quantity. For example, "I need an estimate; can you quote a number for how long it will take to complete the task?".
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Mr Mack went on to quote a number of non-specified "scientific reports", which agreed with the findings he himself had made in his own extensive study of women.
I could quote a number of other statistics that tell you just how nigh-on unbeatable they seem at the moment but only by watching them live do you really see how good a squad of footballers Spain currently possess.
He went on to quote a number of Biblical passages, and specifically rejected Fleming's reference to part of Leviticus 19: "When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.
What other word could describe the 4 paragraphs of economic nonsense that led off yesterday's Fed minutes (highlighted text here) which said (and I sadly quote): "A number of participants indicated that they expected short-run r* to rise as the economic expansion continued, but probably only gradually.
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Quotes a number of experts to corroborate that view.
Under the heading "The Press," it quotes a number of the more alarming media reports on E.U. activities.
A recent front-page article in my own newspaper quoted a number of marathoners to that effect, saying we had ruined the race's mystique.
Closer to home, Mr. Richardson's hometown newspaper, The New Mexican, last weekend quoted a number of political scientists about Mr. Richardson's foray.
And Jurgen Klinsmann, the coach, appeared to be under fire after an article in The Sporting News, quoting a number of anonymous people who were said to have connections to the team, questioning his leadership.
Diogenes Laërtius quotes a number of sayings ascribed to him (mostly moral or political maxims) and five lines of lyric verse, as well as a spurious letter to Croesus.
In the article, Weisman quoted a number of moderate Republicans lamenting the way the Republican Party is now placing a higher priority on social issues like contraception than on pocketbook issues like jobs and the economy.
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