Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The legislation protects their consciences , and in charity makes financial provision for the few priests who will feel that they must leave . |
| 2 | There is no such thing , mind you , as private property for nine tenths of the population : its existence for the few is solely due to its non-existence for those nine tenths . |
| 3 | Her slogan is : ‘ we aim to create the arts as a service for the many as opposed to a luxury for the few ’ . |
| 4 | Typescripts photocopied and distributed that carried the rivulet of dissent from eye to eye for the few who trusted in a future of change and the ultimate destruction of the monolith that controlled their lives . |
| 5 | Even within these areas , there is smaller-scale , shorter-distance commuting for the few jobs in the larger villages and the smaller towns . |
| 6 | If this means returning to hanging for theft ; workhouses for the deserving poor and the streets for the undeserving ; the exploitation of the poor by the wealthy ; overcrowded , insanitary housing for the majority and opulence for the few ; of course we would reject it . |
| 7 | ‘ And I hope we 're both mature enough to treat each other with civility and respect for the few remaining days we 're forced to spend together . ’ |
| 8 | There 's no supplement for the few single rooms available in some resorts , but they are soon filled . |
| 9 | Competition for the few places available is keen and a high academic standard is required . |
| 10 | Success for the few who achieved it was often bought at the cost of Korean ties and identity . |
| 11 | There was a spaciousness and simplicity of line that made a perfect foil for the few touches of vibrant colour that drew the eye , and yet the whole effect was completely uncontrived , as if it had all come together naturally . |
| 12 | They can not then use that small amount for the few personal items that they may want to buy when they are in residential homes . |
| 13 | The law demanded that they attend school for the few hours they were not in the theatre , but time spent on education was minimal as the pantomime was so popular that there were matinées most days . |
| 14 | Surprisingly , that is , for mainstream economists , who had assumed that Keynesian economic management would abolish such crashes , but without surprise for the few who had remembered Kondratiev 's ideas . |
| 15 | He eventually got the girl to agree to a date and walked around with an idiot smile on his face for the few weeks beforehand . |
| 16 | There is also some evidence of increased levels of representation for the few women employed in the highest paid jobs ( Labour Research , Jan 1987 ) . |