Example sentences of "a few case " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a few cases , prisoners are reported to have been deliberately executed without trial . |
| 2 | In short the pictures in an art museum have been closely monitored , often through decades and in a few cases for centuries , so full descriptions that appear in the catalogues have a thorough-paced authority . |
| 3 | A few cases on legal aid , a sub to the Fabians , maybe a sub to the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign . |
| 4 | In a few cases people are the target , usually the result of the horses not having being handled properly ; but mostly the aggression in horses is directed towards other horses . |
| 5 | Except in a few cases it was pronounced a failure because of the need to use cheaper materials . |
| 6 | From meetings at Highlander , between other organisations and community groups , an active organisation evolved which demanded more information from state and federal agencies on the contents and safety aspects of chemical dumps , and became involved in ‘ more than occasional direct action ( in a few cases , civil disobedience ) to stop the dumping . ’ |
| 7 | In a few cases I realised with surprise my growing frustration was due to my inability to interject my own comments into the workshop ( which has been filmed several years previously ) . |
| 8 | The problems mostly arose from lack of capital and only in a few cases had any action been taken — two had recently purchased houses in nearby villages for their sons and some had been able to purchase or rent some more land . |
| 9 | Usually this was because the grandparents had died too soon , but in a few cases it was because of distance . |
| 10 | There will be definitional and ultimately theoretical problems in a few cases where land-use decisions are shared in a complex manner between a small group like a household , and a larger community . |
| 11 | Granuloma inguinale is evenly distributed in tropical regions , with a high prevalence in Papua New Guinea and Southern India and a few cases in Africa , the Southern USA , South-East Asia , and the Caribbean . |
| 12 | In a few cases the disease undergoes a recurrent phase when the manifestations of secondary syphilis are seen again . |
| 13 | This may lead to catastrophic results in a few cases of late syphilis when the cardiovascular or nervous systems are involved . |
| 14 | In a few cases , it may be necessary to look at and take samples from the rectum . |
| 15 | In a few cases , the social worker might have to make provision for young children to be given temporary care away from home , for instance if the patient is a single parent without any relatives who could care for the children . |
| 16 | In a few cases the wetlands proved too much for them . |
| 17 | In only a few cases , such as muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis , has the gene and its protein been identified . |
| 18 | In a few cases , investing enterprises may have hoped to ensure supplies of scarce raw materials or energy supplies . |
| 19 | Usually the date of publication may be taken as given , but in a few cases — particularly where publication in book form follows several years after original research — imprint date should be compared against any dates given in the foreword or introduction . |
| 20 | In a few cases , the manager may decide that the recruit is unsuitable but more normally they will be given a chance at a formal interview where the manager 's opinion will be taken into consideration . |
| 21 | This may take the form of requirements for reports , returns and information or the holding of enquiries , or in a few cases the issuing of directions , e.g. by the Secretary of State for Education to a local education authority . |
| 22 | In a few cases the loan may be repaid in one lump sum at the end of its term . |
| 23 | In a few cases they were even using corporate planning techniques to reshape the political face of their councils in ways never envisaged by the Bains or Paterson Reports . |
| 24 | A few cases have already been cited in which late classical jurists used the word ‘ precatory ’ as a shorthand for a trust disposition , drawing attention to the request made by the settlor . |
| 25 | Except in a few cases , where the law states that a product must be sold at a fixed price ( ie all retailers must charge the same price ) , retailers can charge what they like ! |
| 26 | In a few cases home-based treatment using the same approach may be helpful , although large-scale use of domiciliary treatment does not appear to be justified . |
| 27 | In Sussex most conservation work has been carried out to conserve particularly vulnerable habitats , in which birds are often an important element , and in a few cases the birds have been the main reason for the conservation work . |
| 28 | Intriguingly , in a few cases Raper found that the G and C cells became linked to the axon they would Follow just before the turn was made . |
| 29 | A few cases have attracted public attention — such as that of Sheila Rossall , a pop singer , who was flown to America for treatment in the 1970s , before such problems could be treated in Britain . |
| 30 | In a few cases , this reaction to yeast is permanent , but most people lose their sensitivity after several months of avoiding yeast products . |