Sentence examples for surpassed by a number of from inspiring English sources

At the time of its official opening in January 1999, it was one of the tallest buildings in the world exceeded in height only by the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the Sears (now Willis) Tower in Chicago but it subsequently was surpassed by a number of taller buildings, including the Shanghai World Financial Center, its neighbour in the Pudong district of Shanghai.

run in 4.1 seconds is surpassed by any number of desirable European coupes at less than half the price.

The number of people and companies providing services on the Internet is increasing continuously and has even been surpassed by the number of Internet users.

That surpassed, by one, the number of games Piazza played for the Dodgers, who drafted him in 1988.

In the process of the implementation of the CBTC system, the structure of the signal system was optimized and functional limitation was surpassed by large numbers of research and in-depth analysis of the international standards and systems [12].

The urgency of filling this gap is strongly dictated by a number of population-based studies suggesting that the use of e-cigarettes (especially among young individuals) will soon surpass that of conventional cigarettes.

Whether Apple will eventually surpass Exxon depends on a number of factors like its growth and oil prices.

The sales are sorely needed by Boeing, which has been surpassed by Airbus in the number of orders in recent years.

MySpace was the first social networking site to capture the public's attention in a major way, but in recent times it has been surpassed by Facebook in terms of the number of users worldwide.

The rest of the time, however, it's simply an oasis that comes with an amazing culinary scene - the number of shops and art galleries, in fact, is surpassed only by the number of surprisingly good gastronomic spots - and a myriad of attractions that are not just for the adults, all topped with that irresistible cherry of desert magnetism.

This number surpassed the expected number of 221, a difference that was significant (P<0.000001).