Example sentences of "among the few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the few topics consistently under-represented was Bilingualism and Multilingualism , and no evidence suggested that the languages and varieties of language of all ethnic groups were being built upon . |
| 2 | Among the few papers in his possession at the time of his death were some manuscript notes in which he was evidently attempting to develop his earlier skit , ‘ The Hopkin Syndicate ’ . |
| 3 | Among the few surprises in a generally lacklustre sale of nineteenth-century furniture and decorative arts at Sotheby 's New York on 13 February was a walnut library table , simply catalogued as ‘ American Walnut library table , third-quarter 19th century , Probably Philadelphia ’ , and estimated at $4–6,000 . |
| 4 | Inflation reached levels beyond the control of the authorities , and mines and bakeries were among the few concerns continuing to operate , as workers did not arrive to work or raw materials were lacking . |
| 5 | It has hardly been recognised that India is among the few countries in the world that has a proven capability to undertake orbital missions or detonate a nuclear device . |
| 6 | And while some ‘ designer names ’ have traded their integrity for the financial rewards of supplying a mass market , Christian Dior is among the few companies which has remained true to the stylish vision of its founder . |
| 7 | Handicrafts are among the few activities that employ Indians on their reservations . |
| 8 | The three service chiefs were among the few officers unaffected . |
| 9 | The weakness in passenger traffic , which fell 8 p.c last year , and operating losses have not prevented the airline from launching the most successful expansion programme among European airlines so far , in a bid to be among the few groups which are expected to survive deregulation over the next few years . |
| 10 | ‘ Among the few books I took with me into the Desert was The Oxford Book of Modern Verse which you gave me . |
| 11 | They had blue-chip credit standing , and were among the few counterparties with plenty of fixed-rate interest payments to swap for floating-rate ones . |
| 12 | Vivien Eliot was buried in a cemetery in Pinner , Middlesex ; her husband and her brother were among the few mourners . |
| 13 | This imagery is even more extraordinary when one considers that in this country , the Christian Churches are among the few places of worship where women can go whether they are menstruating or not . |
| 14 | By then , though , many communities had their clubs and institutes , among the few places of pleasure on their barren landscape , or miners ' " casinos ' , as one aggrieved Durham clergyman called them . |
| 15 | Among the few exceptions were the cocoa planters of Akwapim . |
| 16 | Too few mass literacy campaigns have even acknowledged this fact ; Grenada , Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso are among the few exceptions . |
| 17 | It was built in 876 , and those ancient parts of the church that remain are among the few fragments from that time that still exist , not only in Milan , but also in Lombardy . |