For a group H we denote by dðHÞ the number of conjugacy classes of non-cyclic subgroups. Groups all of whose soluble subgroups H satisfy dðHÞ c 2 are classified. It is also shown that the derived length and Fitting length of a soluble group G are bounded by functions of dðGÞ.
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