Example sentences of "[be] [adv] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because there are rather few ways in which an image of the incident light can be formed . |
| 2 | However , there have been rather few cases which have addressed at all directly the question of the legality of the use of nuclear weapons , and even fewer judgments touching on this . |
| 3 | Comparative anatomists tell us that there are remarkably few differences between our brains and those of monkeys and apes , other than that ours are bigger . |
| 4 | There are remarkably few fumblings between the main historical chapters as the narrative is handed from one writer to the next . |
| 5 | His country may be taking the first steps to a market economy , but on the streets there are remarkably few cars . |
| 6 | Given that there are so few women in powerful positions this may seem surprising . |
| 7 | Conservative Members tend to ignore the dangers for women bus users because there are so few women amongst them at the moment there are no women at all on the Government Benches . |
| 8 | ‘ It helps to be a woman and I can exploit that when it suits because there are so few women in Parliament and it concerns a lot of people . |
| 9 | But on the other hand , if they are supposed to be representatives of our society , then there 's obviously something wrong , when there are so few women , compared with so few men . |
| 10 | We 're involved in letting people know about how few women there are , getting them to think about why there are so few women , training them — we have training sessions in assertiveness , public speaking — we help women get places in council , all sorts of different councils , and in national government . |
| 11 | I 'll do a complete costing on it but I think er the only thing is of course there are so few agents total . |
| 12 | There are so few positions available to us above grade C it seems unfair that we are being penalised for taking more responsibility for less remuneration . |
| 13 | Strategically , it would be close to the worst of all worlds : expensive , because of the Midgetman , and not very invulnerable because there are so few missiles ( and they would not be ready until the next century ) . |
| 14 | Because there are so few cells and a well-defined pattern , it is possible to follow the lineage and fate of every cell at least up to the time of gastrulation . |
| 15 | While Montserrat and St Kitts-Nevis could plausibly provide the focus on the basis of the phonological evidence , it is unlikely in practice , as there are so few speakers of those varieties in Britain . |
| 16 | This understanding may be due to the farmers being highly tolerant because there are so few walkers , but if you 've ever sat down to have a chat with a shepherd on the windy fellsides you might be more likely to say that tolerance and friendliness is in their nature . |
| 17 | As the positive part of conventionalism shrinks in practical importance in court , because there are so few occasions for judges to rely on law as conventionalism construes this , so this particular defense of the negative part becomes weaker , for the exceptions steadily eat up the rule . |
| 18 | ( This is probably why there are so few books written on doubt itself . ) |
| 19 | In many ways it seems churlish to criticize Competing Discourses as I have , for there are so few books available which engage with discourse stylistics in a manner which is readable and accessible . |
| 20 | The central question I want to use as a peg on which to hang various theories is , ‘ Why are so few Christians aware of the direct threat of modernity to the Christian church ? ’ |
| 21 | There are so few places to paddle that those with agreements become inundated with canoeists , thereby exasperating the problem . |
| 22 | The proposed concentration would not only have significantly strengthened ATR 's position in the commuter markets , but also have eliminated De Havilland from the relevant market , where there are only few competitors , namely British Aerospace , Saab , Fokker , and some minor firms . |
| 23 | Despite research into some aspects of the error propagation issue in spatial data processing ( e.g. Blakemore 1984 ; Chrisman 1984 ; Drummond 1987 ; Goodchild and Dubuc 1987 ; Walsh et al. 1987 ) , Burrough ( 1986:103 ) correctly points out that ‘ It is remarkable that there have been so few studies on the whole problem of residual variation and how errors arise , or are created and propagated in geographical information processing , and what the effects of these errors might be on the results of studies made . ’ |
| 24 | It is important to be clear then about our reasons for feeling that we had to explain why women have come so far rather than explaining why there had been so few gains . |
| 25 | Evaluation of the McClellan system is difficult because there have been so few opportunities to see it in operation . |
| 26 | Mind you , I am under few illusions : it is probably boredom in the short-term few months job I have found , and worry as it is , in real terms , a lot less than half my old salary . |
| 27 | There are still few Salvadoreans who advocate the view that a woman 's reproductive rights ( or a right to self-determination based on a knowledge of her own sexuality ) are fundamental to the development of a greater sense of autonomy and , in the long run , a wider political participation . |
| 28 | There are now few villages without their complement of newcomers who work in towns . |
| 29 | There are now few areas in the world where the impact of the TNCs has not been researched by someone and good examples of this type of study are Kowaleski ( 1982 ) on the Caribbean , Onimode et al. |
| 30 | The argument from numbers continues to have some appeal in the criminal law but there are now few situations in which there may be an indictment for conspiracy in respect of acts which would not be criminal if done by one person . |