Example sentences of "is [num] of [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Teaching is one of the few professions open to Salvadorean women and they are well aware of the difficulties that women must face if they wish to receive an education . |
| 32 | It is one of the few companies exposed to the full blast of petroleum revenue tax but , as a recent National Audit Office report showed , the whole offshore tax system is in a mess . |
| 33 | Headline is one of the few companies that has lost no staff during the recession — in fact it has taken more on . |
| 34 | Stoddard Templeton is one of the few companies to become a Registered Firm under this scheme . |
| 35 | Sucralose is one of the few products to come out of the Reading research labs that T&L felt it had the resources to develop through to the market . |
| 36 | Information is one of the few products which the West can sell to the Far East . |
| 37 | Relevant data are therefore difficult to identify and scenario building is one of the few approaches available . |
| 38 | ‘ A mirror , ’ Reynard repeats , realising this is one of the few times in his life he 's been surprised . |
| 39 | Boccia , pronounced botcha , is one of the few games that some cerebral palsy sufferers can play . |
| 40 | For instance bedrooms , much more use of bedrooms for actually living , particularly for children , although I think that is one of the few instances where you can discover class patterns if you like . |
| 41 | He is one of the few comedians who , when someone truthfully observes , ‘ I say , you 're sitting in a dustbin ’ , can make the classic reply , ‘ Oh , so I am ’ sound like an hilarious joke . ’ |
| 42 | He is one of the few artists to make a successful transition from music to movies . |
| 43 | Furthermore , this is one of the few studies which gives an account of the feelings after the task was completed . |
| 44 | Mr Smith , 53 , is one of the few members of Labour 's front-bench team with Cabinet experience . |
| 45 | Falmouth is one of the few estuaries in England where the tides do n't interfere too much , so realistic training for Mediterranean conditions is possible . |
| 46 | It is one of the few sites which illustrate the many phases of castle building in Britain . |
| 47 | From Australia , former Woodworker editor , Peter Collenette sends a report on the Tasmanian furniture-maker , Alan Livermore , who is one of the few designer-makers to have his designs made in factories and in his own workshop . |
| 48 | When young , it is one of the few wines that makes a good partner for salads . |
| 49 | Retirement is one of the few moments which a politician can choose with deliberation and Baldwin had been preparing for it for months , if not for years . |
| 50 | Shelford , with Iro , is one of the few players of undoubted world class the tourists presently possess , and his absence would seriously dent New Zealand 's Test hopes . |
| 51 | Probyn is one of the few players on the international scene to have played the game at every level : from Old Albanians , Streatham and Croydon through Richmond and Wasps to the first of his 33 caps in 1988 . |
| 52 | WSWIN is one of the few Windows based word processors that does n't have a page preview facility — and it does n't need it . |
| 53 | America is one of the few countries that , in effect , taxes corporate income twice : once as corporation tax , and a second time as personal-income tax , when the income is paid out as dividends . |
| 54 | This disillusionment among the young must be worrying for the Iranian regime , which is one of the few countries in the world with a minimum voting age of only 15 . |
| 55 | France , he adds , is one of the few countries where science and technology has a future . |
| 56 | England is one of the few countries in which the legal tradition provides a test which can distinguish between the natural and the unnatural , the civilised and the barbarous . |
| 57 | Singapore is one of the few countries that supports the reality of global business . |
| 58 | But Bolivia is one of the few countries in which hyperinflation has had a happy outcome . |
| 59 | Holland is one of the few countries which practices a hotel grading system ranging from 1 to 5 stars . |
| 60 | South Africa is one of the few countries in the world where people drive on the left , so that most motorcars have a right-hand drive . |