1.   She hunted down the telephone number through directory enquiries and then rang.

2.   When governments reduce their numbers through layoffs, civil service employees with seniority can bump those with lesser seniority.

3.   Although networks largely recognize numbers through a combination of tones, most can still recognize the series of interrupted pulses in the electrical circuit generated by rotary dials.

4.   A group of Banyan developers recognized the value of being able to find addresses and phone numbers through the Internet.

5.   A one-year agreement seemed unlikely after the two sides exchanged numbers through the arbitration process.

6.   But Lewis must prove he can maintain steady numbers through the course of a long season.

7.   But whoever had stolen his old card continued running up bills, apparently because merchants were not running the numbers through the system.

8.   By adjusting the number through trial and error, you will eventually come up with a whole number.

9.   Davis, who enjoyed steady approval numbers through his first two years in office, has seen his poll numbers plummet since the energy crisis took hold.

10.   Efforts to locate his home telephone number through computer data searches were unsuccessful.