Example sentences of "by relatively few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An inverted file is the usual choice , but when there are many attributes , each of which is used by relatively few records , it will be worth considering multilist files . |
| 2 | This measure effectively makes competitive tendering compulsory for designated services , replacing the former ( largely discretionary ) powers which had been used by relatively few authorities in specific areas ( Ascher , 1987 , especially ch. 7 ; Stoker , 1988 ) . |
| 3 | From Wagner 's results we would conclude , however , that building competitive position or market share is really successfully achieved by relatively few businesses . |
| 4 | A large proportion of closure and redundancy decisions are made by relatively few employers . |
| 5 | It entails moreover the risk that if the list is long voting will tend to be little more than a popularity poll , with most votes heavily concentrated on the best-known candidates , leaving the election of others to be decided by relatively few votes , cast by electors probably unrepresentative of the electorate as a whole . |
| 6 | A small number of other subjects offered by relatively few applicants ( particularly in the areas of languages and mathematics ) are also counted as approved subjects . |