Sentence:  Charlie Marble was back and forth on <WSD>several</WSD> occasions , first to confer with Andy on the advisability of cancelling the Las Vegas engagement - they decided it was wise - and later to announce that a prominent comedian , also an agency client , had agreed to fill the casino 's open date . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many