Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] the few [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I have personal doubts on the few modular courses I know well .
2 BONN — As the net of restrictions which prevents East Germans leaving their country grows tighter , the flow of refugees through the few remaining gaps continues steadily , writes Patricia Clough .
3 He is quick to defend the actions of the few compulsive thieves who , he says , are mentally ill .
4 Religious language is not primarily informational but inspirational in becoming more and more aware of the extraordinary ramifications of the few essential truths .
5 Given that the Republic of Ireland does not pay the tuition fees of the few Scottish students in the Republic , is that additional burden on Scottish universities taken into account and are larger grants made available to those universities on that basis ?
6 CAP has so far failed to tackle the disadvantages or to help to secure the benefits of the few comparative advantages of the DRAs .
7 It also happens to have very valuable timber , and the Chilean government is anxious to profit from the dead trees that are interspersed with living ones in the few remaining areas of forest where alerce still occurs .
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