Example sentences of "[prep] as few [noun] as " 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 | ‘ It is very much in Courtaulds ’ interests to have a wider European Common Market with as few barriers as possible , ’ he said . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | The initial concept of the T.4 was for a ‘ dual-control trainer with as few changes as possible ’ . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | I want to do this thing as well as it can be done , and with as few deaths as we can manage . |
7 | It makes unarguable sense to concentrate materials purchases as much as is commercially desirable and to obtain supplies from as few sources as possible . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | I told them in as few words as possible what Silver and the others had said , and they listened without speaking . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | You round up as many others — nurses , patients , whatever — as possible and get them together in as few rooms as you can . |
13 | This function should be severely restricted to as few persons as possible . |
14 | Take it down to the bone , to as few words as possible . |
15 | The addenda should be kept to as few items as are necessary for the proper presentation of the work . |
16 | 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 . |