However, a number who came for recreation decided to stay.

A number of panels have decided that I am safe to live out here.

The number of fouls made by the players decided the winner.

A number of other drivers decided to make their first stops later, leaving Gordon 18th after his stop.

A growing number of Americans are deciding that when it comes to a weekend away, almost nowhere is too far to go.

"I think a number have decided to go legit," he said.

Quite a number, of course, have decided not to get married - but that's a whole other blogpost.

But it turns out I'm not alone: an increasing number of parents are deciding against boarding school.

"A fair number probably decided that being in the pit meant losing money," he said.

A number of companies looked to acquire Capital but ultimately decided not to go ahead.