Example sentences of "is one [prep] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.

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1 British Telecommunications Plc said yesterday it plans to start selling satellite dishes and receivers by Christmas , making the move since it is one of the few activities it is allowed to pursue in the entertainment arena : ‘ We see it as a very important part of our wish to be part of the converging area of telephony , entertainment and computers , ’ the company told Reuter ; the company will reportedly source the equipment from two unidentified UK companies , in a move that is a significant threat to Amstrad Plc , whose shares fell tuppence to 31p .
2 Leisure is one of the few industries that is growing .
3 If you enjoy the sensation of being an integral part of the driving experience , with all that that entails , then this 911 is one of the few road cars which still has what it takes to excite you .
4 Gambon , 51 , is one of the few actors big enough to play the mountainous Maxwell .
5 Paradise Cars in Oxford is one of the few taxi firms run by women for women .
6 This willingness to forgive past wrongs is one of the few signs of hope for this benighted province ; but it is not enough to bring peace .
7 It is one of the few diseases which medicine could attack before the Second World War , by passive immunization .
8 Asthma is one of the few diseases on the increase in Britain said Simon Hughes , the party 's environment spokesman .
9 But if today Georgia O'Keeffe is one of the few women to have been admitted to the art historical canon under the banner of ‘ greatness ’ , in her day she never won the critical acclaim she sought .
10 These days they appear infrequently , but the prospect of a shopping expedition is one of the few things that are guaranteed to bring them out .
11 It is called Macrae 's Monument and is one of the few things left in Ayrshire to remind us of a very remarkable man called James Macrae .
12 Staring is one of the few things frogs are good at .
13 ‘ It is one of the few things in which I excel , ’ Ratagan said .
14 We charge the highest rate in the country for issuing fire certificates which is one of the few things which we 're actually allowed to charge , and we charge more than virtually any other authority in this country .
15 ‘ Vicky adores the dog and she is one of the few things she is interested in .
16 It is one of the few letters from Theo that we have , and a remarkably frank one .
17 This hostelry has a county-wide following and is one of the few pubs in England that still has no bar and serves its wonderful beer straight from the barrels in the cellar .
18 It is one of the few pubs in London where the landlord and his staff have mastered the art of pulling a really good pint of bitter : one with a creamy head which lasts right down the glass .
19 The alder is one of the few tree species to fix nitrogen on a significant scale ; one theory is that atmospheric and water enrichment with nitrogen is upsetting the delicate relationship between the trees and soil micro-organisms .
20 Nevertheless he is one of the few batsmen available to South Africa who has a proven record of being able to put big hundreds together and this is a prime requirement for Test match cricket .
21 It is one of the few villages that has changed position over the years .
22 There have been some new houses built in the last few years , but Ottringham is one of the few villages in Holderness which has not seen large housing developments taking place .
23 And I know I was madly , madly involved with the symphony to the extent that when it was done — and it is one of the few works I say this of — I would not dare touch it again .
24 German measles ( rubella ) is one of the few viruses that can infect the baby in the first 12 weeks .
25 ‘ The bottom line ’ , says one western ambassador , ‘ is that he is one of the few leaders on this continent who appears to care about his people and we therefore trust him to do the right thing . ’
26 WALTER SMITH will take his injury-ravaged squad out to lunch today aware that , in the present , stricken climate at Ibrox , food poisoning is one of the few afflictions not to have hit his players before their European Champions League tie with FC Brugge on Wednesday , writes Hugh Keevins .
27 Birmingham is one of the few cities where any attempt at sensible provision has been made .
28 He is one of the few engineers or designers still at Browns Lane to have worked with Sir William Lyons , the company 's founder and whose principles still provide much of its inspiration .
29 Mr Johnston , who stood on a ‘ Save Our Townlands ’ ticket in the council elections of 1977 , said : ‘ It is one of the few powers which councils have left that they can enforce the format for local addresses .
30 Indeed rhinoceros horn is one of the few materials regarded as precious in the past not to appear inherently attractive to most modern observers .
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