Example sentences of "[adj] to [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The necessary trade-off between resolution and penetration limits the maximum depth presently attainable to a few millimetres . |
| 2 | In the final analysis , collective security was founded on what Nizan referred to as the Soviet formula of " treaties accessible to everyone " , not on the Hitlerian formula of " treaties accessible to a few at the exclusion of everyone else " , Nizan ceaselessly denounced all attempts to reduce international diplomacy to what he disparagingly termed " private agreements between gang leaders " . |
| 3 | And our optional Payment Protector plan covers you against loss of income in the event of sickness , accident or compulsory redundancy ( subject to a few simple conditions ) . |
| 4 | This document won praise from the liberal majority at the Council , and was readily accepted , subject to a few amendments . |
| 5 | It has been suggested , then , that , while certain policy areas , subject to a few difficult boundary problems , are defined as social policy , any proper understanding of the forces that determine outcomes in these areas must rest upon considerations of other policies not social policy conventionally considered . |
| 6 | It is a social ritual , somewhat akin to a few drinks after work . |
| 7 | There is no problem here if the information is very specialised and only likely to be useful to a few outlets . |
| 8 | " I too shall be attending the ceremonies prior to a few days ' relaxation at the hill station of Dalat . " |
| 9 | But such generalizations as these , while perhaps being applicable to a few individuals of each country , can reasonably be said to be prejudiced statements based on inadequate sampling . |
| 10 | Clearly , governments should take this feature of human nature into consideration when formulating tax plans , for it is a sad fact of fiscal life that as soon as new tax is devised an army of tax-avoidance experts is assembled : Though helpful to the few , they are counter-productive for the country as a whole . |
| 11 | Due to a few simple changes on employment records , the cleaning income was tax-free . |
| 12 | And due to a few unforseen obstacles some did n't even manage that . |
| 13 | Therefore , the futures price will respond first to information of a general nature , while information specific to a few companies will have little impact on the index or the futures price . |
| 14 | That evening revealed a petulance Hugh Paddick had not known before , but which would become quite familiar to the few Williams intimates . |
| 15 | Once all the information has been incorporated , the sequence of phases will have been assigned dates at various points , although these will be of differing quality : some may be accurate to a few years , others only to the nearest couple of centuries . |
| 16 | Again , the more the merrier … we are leaving ourselves open to a few ‘ active ’ neutrals who will try and stir things up … but its always easy for gav to exclude any twats … if it gets a bit too fruity of course … nothing wrong with a bit of friendly banter and discussion . |