Example sentences of "is one [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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31 | Certainly it is one of the few areas of growth : between 1985 and 1990 the advertising spend in Britain grew 75 per cent , but the spend on direct mail grew 101 per cent . |
32 | This disillusionment among the young must be worrying for the Iranian regime , which is one of the few countries in the world with a minimum voting age of only 15 . |
33 | Mr Edelstein is one of the few Pribram Jews left . |
34 | Mr Smith , 53 , is one of the few members of Labour 's front-bench team with Cabinet experience . |
35 | Eva Hart , now 87 , is one of the few remaining Titanic survivors . |
36 | It is one of the few companies exposed to the full blast of petroleum revenue tax but , as a recent National Audit Office report showed , the whole offshore tax system is in a mess . |
37 | He is one of the few writers whose books are read and loved by people in the East and the West . |
38 | In Carmina Gadelica ( 1900 ) , Alexander Carmichael notes that ‘ St John 's wort is one of the few plants still cherished by the people to ward away second-sight , enchantment , witchcraft , evil eye , and death , and to ensure peace and plenty in the house , increase and prosperity in the field , and growth and fruition in the field ’ . |
39 | LEFT : The chimney of Holcombe Mill is one of the few survivors of its kind . |
40 | Ehrenburg reported it , and he is one of the few who described Modigliani in serious mood , not merely hitting the bottle or making a scene . |
41 | Lamb House , Rye , in East Sussex is one of the few National Trust houses that are let to private tenants . |
42 | There is a watercolour of this by Fortuné de Fournier , and so it is one of the few smaller but important rooms of the Tuileries of which we have a record . |
43 | These days they appear infrequently , but the prospect of a shopping expedition is one of the few things that are guaranteed to bring them out . |
44 | It is one of the few stone galleries . |
45 | The ancient Forest of Naddle , with deciduous trees , is one of the few areas which remain to show the natural tree growth of the region . |
46 | South Korea 's reafforestation and erosion control programme is one of the few that has enjoyed considerable success . |
47 | This great canvas is one of the few of Rudolf 's collection to remain in Prague . |
48 | Entering the monastery , the ticket office is on the left and is one of the few places in Prague where good guide books can be bought . |
49 | If your puppy is one of the few to suffer from travel sickness , it is best to get it started on tablets as soon as possible . |
50 | Captain Schott 's report of the trip , originally classified ‘ Most Secret ’ , is one of the few after-action reports to have survived from the SAS in the North African campaign . |
51 | The West is one of the few places in the world where women still have to change their names upon getting married . |
52 | The Islamic calendar is one of the few remaining purely lunar calendars , the year being just over ten days shorter than the tropical year , or year of the seasons . |
53 | Feeding and nutrition of horses is one of the few areas where independent specialist advice is quite difficult to find even though feeding is one of the most important aspects of horse management . |
54 | Ted Deerhurst is one of the few Englishmen to have attempted big Waimea . |
55 | This remarkable man is one of the few who … have been , in their own lifetime , their country 's pride . |
56 | Bryant 's 1983 article is one of the few pieces of work which touches on the subject , noting the number of selections made by seven public and academic libraries during an eight-week period in 1982 . |
57 | At this village near Wedmore , less well known , perhaps , than its Yorkshire namesake , is one of the few complete surviving windmills in the West Country . |
58 | The viaduct carrying the Mallaig section of the West Highland Railway round the head of Loch Shiel is one of the few railway viaducts to be built of concrete . |
59 | The infrared region of the spectrum is used to determine molecular structures via their vibrational modes , and this is one of the few surface-sensitive techniques that does not need an ultra-high vacuum . |
60 | Relevant data are therefore difficult to identify and scenario building is one of the few approaches available . |