Example sentences of "one of the few [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The country is one of the few Arab states which has full diplomatic relations with both Superpowers and China , for similar reasons . |
| 2 | Crime is one of the fastest-growing and one of the few recession-proof industries . |
| 3 | Motability has been one of the few established successes of a mixed economy . |
| 4 | One of the few established facts about psychotic illness is that it runs in families and only the most stubborn social theorist could now deny that one reason for this is that the disposition to it , at least , is partly inherited . |
| 5 | I had missed , early morning , the VIC 32 , one of the few working puffers kept afloat by an enthusiasts ' club . |
| 6 | It was Jack Trumper , one of the few disreputable acquaintances of his Cambridge days . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , the City Council has behaved in what can only be described as a lax , sluggish and offhand manner towards one of the few private initiatives at the very centre of Dutch cultural life . |
| 8 | ‘ This is one of the few private properties on the island . |
| 9 | For a breakdown of the characteristics of the prison population at any one time , one of the few available sources is the statistics collected for the All-India Committee on Jail Reforms 1980–3 . |
| 10 | Ross claims that the Promix system it acquired in 1991 having taken over Pioneer Systems ( CI No 1,730 ) is one of the few available packages specifically designed to address the booming process manufacturing market , with other offerings tending to be adaptations of discrete systems software . |
| 11 | Jill , charged to find the oldest building in town , located one of the few pre-earthquake buildings in downtown Jackson Square , part of the financial district . |
| 12 | Asthma is an increasing worry because it 's one of the few Western diseases that is becoming more frequent and severe . |
| 13 | Last year environmentalists managed to stop a plan by a Japanese group to build a retirement home with a golf course attached on the top of Penang Hill , one of the few untouched areas on a fast developing island . |
| 14 | One of the few Irish studios going against the grain by attracting international acts here to record . |
| 15 | He to me was an example of one of the few untrained journalists who make a real success of TV news . |
| 16 | In one of the few specific references to a member country , the G-7 statement said that the decline of the yen " was not contributing to the adjustment process " . |
| 17 | Significantly , one of the few specific promises called for is : ‘ I will give no deadly medicine to anyone if asked , nor suggest such counsel . ’ |
| 18 | She is also one of the few Labour frontbenchers with ministerial experience , having been a junior Education Minister . |
| 19 | Obviously , when sport offers itself as one of the few accessible routes away from deprivation , as it was to the early slaves , it takes on an attractive quality . |
| 20 | The infrared region of the spectrum is used to determine molecular structures via their vibrational modes , and this is one of the few surface-sensitive techniques that does not need an ultra-high vacuum . |
| 21 | Outdoor Adventure is one of the few outdoor centres which makes adults its top priority . |
| 22 | In one of the few official references to population control at the conference , the Declaration called on governments to " promote appropriate demographic policies " . |
| 23 | SUNSCREEM ARE about as far removed from rock music and spurious notions of ‘ cutting it live ’ as it 's possible to get , but as one of the few rave-oriented acts around who actually play live they could teach a lot of aspiring indie acts a thing or seven about live entertainment . |
| 24 | The pacing of that third movement climax is one of the few weak spots in Claus Peter Flor 's interpretation — the jump forward at 8′40″ ( fig. 129 in the score ) is either a structural miscalculation or a different take , and the premature slowing at 10′12″ ( fig. 137 ) is no more effective . |
| 25 | Preston was one of the few male friends William had who did not teach at a university . |
| 26 | In my opinion this was one of the few good things to come out of our membership of the Common Market . |
| 27 | If you are in the unfortunate position where you do not get your expenses reimbursed , my best advice is go get a job where they are , er , because this is one of the few good things going , er , in terms of tax efficiency and all the rest of it . |
| 28 | One of the few salutary notes in the debate was provided by the Labour Party spokesman , Roy Jenkins ( who was to become President of the EEC Commission in the late 1970s ) , who said , |
| 29 | Captain Schott 's report of the trip , originally classified ‘ Most Secret ’ , is one of the few after-action reports to have survived from the SAS in the North African campaign . |
| 30 | This rationalist approach is overtly expressed in Fowler 's statement that ‘ The proper excellence of architecture is that which results from its suitableness to the occasion … and this principle rightly pursued leads to originality without the affection of novelty ; but … the present enlightened epoch in architecture is woefully distinguished as having no character of its own nor any pretensions beyond that of adopting the various styles that have prevailed in all ages and nations without regard to the difference of circumstances upon which they were founded ’ ; while the critic J. C. Loudon [ q.v. ] described him as ‘ one of the few modern architects who belong to the School of Reason and who design buildings on fundamental principles instead of antiquated rules and precedents ’ . |