Example sentences of "believe that few " in BNC.

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1 While believing that few teachers were intentionally racist , and while not accepting that racism was the sole cause of West Indian underachievement , the committee concluded that unintentional racism ( in the sense of stereotyped , negative or patronising views of West Indian children ) was widespread and did influence children 's performance .
2 Moreover , I believe that few people in this room will step forward to denounce the idea of animal welfare , as if it is a matter of indifference whether an animal 's life is good or bad .
3 When police investigated Courtney they found an empty appointment book and now believe that few — if any — people were given medical advice .
4 Most legal experts believe that few , if any , further important changes affecting company pension schemes are likely to ensue .
5 We believe that few theoreticians appreciated this point immediately , and therefore discuss it first .
6 The Bill is bound to be extensively amended before it reaches the statute book — at the time of writing 16 , amendments have been put down by the Government and 25 of them are of major importance — but it is believed that few if any of these amendments will affect settlements under which there is subsisting an interest in possession .
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