Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [noun] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that the break-up value of many large corporations is greater than their share value shows pretty clearly how much value corporate managers can subtract from their subsidiary businesses , but in fact few of us know exactly what managerial added value would look like when it is occurring . |
| 2 | This is a difficult question but in practice few spreadsheets need more than 1 or 2 MBytes of expanded memory . |
| 3 | Generally , such new ‘ long-stay ’ patients do not need a hospital ward ; a closely supervised staffed house where medical and other treatments are readily available would be more suitable , but at present few appropriate facilities exist . |
| 4 | A forlorn hope that the US might make concessions on its demands for Japanese withdrawal before dwindling stockpiles compelled Japan to engage in war to renew them , prolonged negotiations after the decision for a southward advance was reached in September 1941 , but by November few were convinced there was any alternative to attacking the US . |
| 5 | This was an important step towards a national health service , though in practice few authorities did much to modernize their facilities . |