"A number of non-profits have applied for land and been turned down."

The same argument - and numbers - apply to the defense.

So the number 9.8 applies whether the earth is spinning or standing still.

But a number of security restrictions apply to those companies.

The small number of depositors with more than that must apply for access in writing.

But, that number applied only to those applications of "ten seconds or more."

A number of people applied, and so far everybody else is perfectly fine, like yourself.

In its first year, a large number of students and 580 teachers applied to the school.

A number of other institutions have recently applied for corporate membership.

I mean, a number of those things apply to you, as well.