Example sentences of "[prep] as few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is in contrast with the usual representation of a physical map , where clones are summarised as intervals which have been packed into as few lines as possible ( Fig 1 ) . |
| 2 | Its members will be drawn mainly from the Commons ( the lower elected house ) , a few will be from the same party in the Lords ( the non-elected upper house ) and , although they remain in Parliament as MPs or peers , their role is very much as members of the executive , aiming to steer their programme through the assembly with as few complications or delays as possible . |
| 3 | ‘ It is very much in Courtaulds ’ interests to have a wider European Common Market with as few barriers as possible , ’ he said . |
| 4 | He considers taking an early flight because it is the quickest , doubts whether it will give him time to prepare and settles for the quickest later flight ; he wants to be bothered with as few suitcases as possible , starts packing the biggest he has , finds the lock broken and chooses another . |
| 5 | The initial concept of the T.4 was for a ‘ dual-control trainer with as few changes as possible ’ . |
| 6 | However , these problems of task allocation were all minor when compared with the driving force behind the system : getting the tasks completed as quickly and with as few staff as possible . |
| 7 | All Léonie managed to discover from the postman 's hints was that the priest had had the bones taken away for a quick burial in the cemetery with as few people present as possible , and that people were still visiting the site of the apparitions , waiting to see whether Thérèse would go back . |
| 8 | I want to do this thing as well as it can be done , and with as few deaths as we can manage . |
| 9 | It makes unarguable sense to concentrate materials purchases as much as is commercially desirable and to obtain supplies from as few sources as possible . |
| 10 | ( When empty the heartily throbbing R-985 will heave a Beaver straight up and into the air in as few feet . ) |
| 11 | Quickly , in as few words as possible , Jack told him what had happened with the Glory , how he had seen the gigantic Worm break through the earth , and how both Tina and his mother had denied all knowledge of what they had seen . |
| 12 | Conciseness — This means that the message of the letter must be conveyed in as few words as possible , using clear , simple expressions and avoiding the use of any unnecessary phrases . |
| 13 | I told them in as few words as possible what Silver and the others had said , and they listened without speaking . |
| 14 | All the commands are dealt with but seemingly in as few words as possible , it 's more a quick reference guide than a piece of documentation . |
| 15 | You round up as many others — nurses , patients , whatever — as possible and get them together in as few rooms as you can . |
| 16 | This function should be severely restricted to as few persons as possible . |
| 17 | Take it down to the bone , to as few words as possible . |
| 18 | The addenda should be kept to as few items as are necessary for the proper presentation of the work . |
| 19 | Part of the idea may have been a selfish desire to limit citizenship to as few people as possible , now that it brought greater material advantages . |