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a number of people ☊ 
một số người ☊
→ → →
like: một số người → →
'They're off to Spain next week.' 'It's all right for some, isn't it?' (= some people are lucky) ☊ all right ☊
amaze sb what, how, etc...: It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money. ☊ amaze ☊
Some people burn calories (= use food to produce energy) faster than others. ☊ burn ☊
certain who/where, etc...: I'm not certain who was there. ☊ certain ☊
Certain people might disagree with this. ☊ certain ☊
Several people were crushed to death in the accident. ☊ crush ☊
Some old people want help; others most definitely do not. ☊ definitely ☊
Some people disagree with this argument. ☊ disagree ☊
Some people believe that violence is an effective way of protesting. ☊ effective ☊
employ sb to do sth: A number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work. ☊ employ ☊
Some people feel that experimenting on animals is wrong. ☊ experiment ☊
a group activity (= done by a number of people working together) ☊ group ☊
Some people tried to stop the fight but I didn't want to get involved. ☊ involved ☊
Some people prefer the older version to the new one. It's a matter of taste. ☊ matter ☊
Some addicts suffer violent mood swings (= changes of mood) if deprived of the drug. ☊ mood ☊
The photo may cause offence to some people. ☊ offence ☊
The programme contains language which some viewers may find offensive. ☊ offensive ☊
Some people have to share an office. ☊ office ☊
Some people can only operate well under pressure. ☊ operate ☊
Some people are unwilling to attend the classes partly because of the cost involved. ☊ partly ☊
Several people were passing but nobody offered to help. ☊ pass ☊
There's just no pleasing some people (= some people are impossible to please). ☊ please ☊
it is reported that...: It was reported that several people had been arrested. ☊ report ☊
report that...: The TV news reported that several people had been arrested. ☊ report ☊
Some people find this more difficult than others. ☊ some ☊
Some people never seem to put on weight while others are always on a diet. ☊ some ☊
Some disapprove of the idea. ☊ some ☊
Several people made speeches at the wedding. ☊ speech ☊
Some of them carried the guns which were the tools of their trade (= the things they needed to do their job). ☊ tool ☊
Some people think it's unlucky to walk under a ladder. ☊ unlucky ☊
Some people work better to music while others do not. ☊ while ☊
withdraw sth from sth: The drug was withdrawn from sale after a number of people suffered serious side effects. ☊ withdraw ☊