Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [prep] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two other big diversified computer companies are Unisys Corp at $8,400m or so , and NCR Corp at $7,100m — only the same size as Apple Computer Inc , a pure personal computer play with few designs on the data centre — and if AT&T Co is really serious about making it big in the computer industry , it will soon have to start thinking of buying NCR a present — and Unisys begins to look tempting now that James Unruh has finally got the company onto an even keel and Unisys ' own mainframe millstones under control . |
| 2 | National Certificate ( Skillstart 2 ) would be an appropriate starting point for an adult returner to the labour market with few formal qualifications and low self-confidence . |
| 3 | Both the French government and French farming unions traditionally favoured linking farm incomes mainly to prices rather than to " social handouts " ( although , according to the Financial Times of May 22 , there was in late 1991 " a growing realization by farming leaders that some kind of social help was needed to enable an ageing farming population with few successors to retire peacefully " ) . |
| 4 | An appropriate name for a drama group of few words but plenty of action . |
| 5 | While some checklists may simply identify a list of ‘ useful linguistic skills ’ which may serve as a selection menu with few constraints on the sequence in which separate items are taught , those which are based on a developmental sequence place strong constraints on the selection of teaching objectives . |
| 6 | To a small parish church with few resources , the laws of copyright may seem somewhat overbearing . |
| 7 | Years of ‘ budget fishkeeping had left MARY BAILEY with few special needs for equipment , but plenty of dreams about fish . |
| 8 | The sandhills of Squires Gate Lane with few signs of civilisation , although the scrolled bracket poles lend a touch of elegance . |
| 9 | These disparities are largely attributed to poor educational attainment — too many people leaving at the statutory school leaving age with few or no qualifications , too few continuing their education and too few entering higher education . |
| 10 | This phenomenon was more marked in the three model biles with few vesicles remaining after the addition of 10 µmol/ml of lecithin . |
| 11 | Born n 1939 he lived in Sighthill , an estate on the city fringe with few facilities for anything but basic living . |
| 12 | An orphan boy with few material advantages , he was largely self-taught , undeterred by difficulties , ever alert for information , and he kept his memory in full activity . |
| 13 | A study of 79 London mothers aged 16–19 in late pregnancy confirmed that they are still usually of working class status with few or no qualifications and little chance of career-type employment . |