Sentence examples for soon number from inspiring English sources

The French Defense Ministry said the force would soon number 2,500, in the vicinity of its peak Afghanistan deployment.

But as only two countries in an EU that will soon number 25, they should not have pretended to speak for the rest.

In 1792 even the city's prostitutes, who would soon number 75,000, became a political issue when they were imprisoned in the Salpêtrière (then a lunatic asylum, today one of Paris's biggest hospitals).

Altogether, well over 25,000 men and women are involved in the firefighting, including what will soon number more than 4,000 military personnel from the Army, Marines and the National Guard, in an operation whose cost is estimated at $15 million a day.

Case in point: the "bistros" of Laurent Tourondel (hence BLT) will soon number fifteen, among them BLT Prime, BLT Fish, and BLT Burger; with outlets already established in Washington and Puerto Rico, next month Tourondel will plant a BLT Steak in White Plains.

Lennon's Quarry Men joined the ranks of what would soon number over 300 aspiring local bands.

But he was widely mourned and was soon numbered among the saints.

Through early 1943 the group continued to grow, and the Bielski band soon numbered more than 800.

Well-intentioned but ultimately incapable, the consortium was short-lived and soon numbered five.

In the following weeks, more visitors brought things: Red Sox, Bruins, and Celtics memorabilia; marathon medals; and ever more running shoes, which soon numbered in the hundreds.

On December 12 , 2005 the night of Stanley Tookie Williams's scheduled execution, a crowd began gathering early outside San Quentin's East Gate and soon numbered about a thousand.