Example sentences of "that [adv] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It admits that remarkably few black students have passed through its school . |
| 2 | What lends this observation particular piquancy however is that remarkably few players sound particularly good . |
| 3 | A related development concerns a class of metals that hitherto few have considered ‘ strategic ’ , but which could become increasingly important . |
| 4 | Many readers must have sighed with regret that so few of Gainsborough 's letters have survived , since the charm of his style is so fresh ; it is easy to sympathise with him writing about his professional commitment to portraiture , on behalf of two fine ladies , his daughters : |
| 5 | It is symptomatic of the depressed state of industry that so few of the individuals interviewed had anything positive to say about their experiences . |
| 6 | Well , better than that , and one of the best things about it is the fact that so few people , except the French themselves , bother with it . |
| 7 | This may well be the most effective answer to the problem of low-interest categories , and it is perhaps surprising that so few library authorities operate circulating collections — even given the administrative problems involved . |
| 8 | It is surprising that so few people have suggested possible reforms . |
| 9 | It is to be regretted that so few people in the county are aware of its existence . |
| 10 | As laicisation has forced religion from community to private practice , we should not be surprised that so few people know how to mourn together and share common griefs . |
| 11 | Is the fact that so few old people seem to express such strong positive feelings in itself significant of social , cultural and emotional deprivation ? |
| 12 | Peter Vallone , who heads the 50 Democrats ( out of 51 members ) on the city council , regrets that so few New Yorkers appear to appreciate the significance of a change in City Hall 's procedures since 1989 : committees of the council , says Mr Vallone , have brought new muscle to bear in the monitoring of mayoral agencies ' budgets . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , when it came to seeking allies in Congress , Carter 's position was much weakened , first , by the fact that so few members had any reason to be grateful to the president for their election and , second , because he had so conspicuously run against the existing political order which included , of course , Congress . |
| 14 | Too bad for us that so few of his readers — or listeners — paid attention to his liberating words . |
| 15 | Baker was particularly concerned that so few boys were taking O and A levels in languages . |
| 16 | What is surprising is that so few feminist researchers in the sociology of education have chosen to look at higher education , when so much work has been done on secondary education and , to a lesser extent , on primary education . |
| 17 | One reason that so few indicators can be shown is the all too frequent changes in the formulae used for allocation of elements of the GRE . |
| 18 | Miss Logan observed several butterflies and numerous lizards , but was secretly disappointed that so few of the creatures which had descended from the Ark were manifesting themselves . |
| 19 | She checks them out carefully through face-to-face interviews and obtains references , but is still surprised that so few customers ask her any questions about her sitters . |
| 20 | The fact that so few complied not only testifies to the courage of those who signed , but also gives the lie to the notion that they were somehow conned into signing or that they did so out of temporary frustration with events immediately following the Danish vote . |
| 21 | But the fact that so few rooms stand out in my memory is not so surprising . |
| 22 | Perhaps the fact that so much time , money and paper has had to be spent on selling the education reforms , and that so few are beating a path to the doors of Rathgael House , suggests that they ‘ ai n't got much of a mousetrap ’ ! |
| 23 | He said that it was strange that so few were facing charges after the widespread upheaval of 1989 . |
| 24 | Who can fail to be amazed that so few men ( and virtually unknown men too ) , could carry such a huge quantity of jewels unharmed over so great a distance ? |
| 25 | It was sad that so few could participate . |
| 26 | It is disappointing that so few teachers thought it worth attending to express their views either on the resolutions put forward or to raise other matters . |
| 27 | This explains the curious fact that so few people expected de Gaulle to return before May , but , once he had returned , so many placed their confidence in him . |
| 28 | The fact that so few of the Crown 's powers were redefined in 1688 – 9 meant that neither the old conflicts between Court and Country , nor those between advocates of limited versus strong , autocratic monarchy , had reached any satisfactory resolution . |
| 29 | The final point I want to make Mr Deputy Speaker which I think is very , very important indeed , bearing in mind that fact that so few people bothered to vote in these is is there any possibility that before these regulations come into effect we can have at the same time , a little pamphlet put out saying exactly what these additional M E Ps and the existing ones actually can do . |
| 30 | The movements of wintering birds and passage migrants clearly overlap , but the records suggest that comparatively few of the birds recorded from August to October and in April stay for any length of time . |