14.40.cpp

#include<iostream>
#include<vector>
#include<string>
#include<algorithm>

struct Comp1
{
	bool operator()(const std::string &s1, const std::string & s2)
	{
		return s1.size() < s2.size();
	}
}; 

struct Comp2
{
	Comp2(std::vector<std::string>::size_type i) : sz(i) {}
	
	bool operator()(const std::string &s)
	{
		return s.size() >= sz;
	}
	
	std::vector<std::string>::size_type sz;
}; 

struct Out
{	
	bool operator()(const std::string &s)
	{
		std::cout << s << " ";
	}

}; 

std::string make_plural(size_t ctr, const std::string &word, const std::string &ending = "s");

void elimDups(std::vector<std::string> &words)
{
	std::sort(words.begin(), words.end());
	std::vector<std::string>::iterator ip = std::unique(words.begin(), words.end());
	words.erase(ip, words.end());
}

void biggies(std::vector<std::string> &words, std::vector<std::string>::size_type sz)
{
	elimDups(words);
	std::stable_sort(words.begin(), words.end(), Comp1());
	std::vector<std::string>::iterator wc = find_if(words.begin(), words.end(), Comp2(sz));
	std::vector<std::string>::difference_type count = words.end() - wc;
	std::cout << count << " " << make_plural(count, "word", "s") << " of length " << sz << " or longer" << std::endl;
	for_each(wc, words.end(), Out());
	std::cout << std::endl;
}

int main()
{
	std::vector<std::string> v{"1","23","345","12","2342","21"};
	biggies(v, 3);
	return 0;
} 

std::string make_plural(size_t ctr, const std::string &word, const std::string &ending)
{
	return (ctr > 1) ? word + ending : word;
}