Example sentences of "as one [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it is , he emerged as one of the few Democrats to have had a ‘ good war ’ . |
| 2 | As one of the few Gloucestershire cloth mills still in operation , may it long continue . |
| 3 | He described the region as one of the few remaining pristine areas of the world , which must be retained for long term investigation . |
| 4 | The company 's 1991 figures , to be announced this month , are likely to confirm him as one of the few 1980s entrepreneurs to have come through the recession unscathed . |
| 5 | This ranks as one of the few occasions in the past 20 years when I have forked out for a little bottle . |
| 6 | Obviously , when sport offers itself as one of the few accessible routes away from deprivation , as it was to the early slaves , it takes on an attractive quality . |
| 7 | Francis Bacon is accepted as one of the few ‘ greatest ’ British artists of the 20th century , on a level with say Henry Moore in sculpture . |
| 8 | Irving Penn , one of America 's foremost photographers , is seen by many as one of the few to master more than one genre of photography |
| 9 | To a certain extent yes , though as one of the few remaining radical bookshops there were few radical publishers to talk to . |
| 10 | Irving Penn , one of America 's foremost photographers , is seen by many as one of the few to master more than one genre of photography |
| 11 | As one of the few insurgents with military experience he was a valuable recruit . |
| 12 | In 1835 , as one of the few surveyors with geological knowledge , he was seconded to work with ( Sir ) Henry de la Beche [ q.v. ] to add geological data to the Cornish OS sheets . |
| 13 | Sea dumping was put forward as one of the few remaining ways to halt further pollution of land and air from landfills and incineration . |
| 14 | As one of the few African bands to make a lasting impression on the shores of the UK , the Bhundu Boys have built up a strong following . |
| 15 | Councillors were told that many businesses looked upon the refuse collection service as one of the few tangible benefits they got for payment of business rates . |