in xslt2 you can go
<xsl:for-each select="1 to $n">...
in xslt1 you can either write a simple recursive named template that
decrements a parmeter n times, or if you know there are enough nodes
around you can use the usual cheat suggested on this list and go
<xsl:for-each select="(//node())[position()<=$n]">
....
David
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