There are a number of technical partners involved in the project to date.

Even so, a number of older partners have retired to make way for younger ones.

Only a decade ago, the total number of active partners was 79; now the firm will have more than 180.

The number of partners was one area that might yield big cost savings.

Among black men, the average age was 15 and the number of partners 10.2.

It works with a number of partners in pursuing its goals.

We have had to reduce the number of strategic partners, not least to focus resource on front line services.

A number of consulting partners have left in the last six months.

Their number of partners was fixed at 40, after having reached nearly 90 earlier.