Example sentences of "of [art] [adj] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is highly unlikely that you are reading this book if you happen to be one of the fortunate few ! |
| 2 | The same two kinds of explanations could also apply to the layering of the outer few kilometres of the Apollo 17 site . |
| 3 | By the mid-1980s , the leftist policies had been reversed and China was operating more meritocratic principles for selecting those entering the educational elite , yet the social make-up of the successful few did not reflect the totality of the whole society . |
| 4 | In this climate , various groups of individuals who had been involved in the conferences and activities of the preceding few years were to move into the drawing up of detailed proposals for curriculum development and the search for funds with which to implement these . [ … ] |
| 5 | I was one of the selected few who were billetted ashore and joined the various boats every day . |
| 6 | He might forfeit the respect of the fastidious few : that would not matter if he could win the votes of the many . |
| 7 | The men and women ( eleven in all ) who met here and talked for a few hours and went their unremarkable ways , were the descendants of the impassioned few Roxborough had gathered around him in the dark days following the failure of the Reconciliation . |
| 8 | Despite the constant , untiring efforts of the devoted few , by the late twentieth century it has become increasingly clear that , in all probability , neither the Protestant nor Catholic Churches would have continued to exist if existence depended only upon such efforts . |
| 9 | Assuming that you wish to become one of the select few and possess a suitable radio , you should set up the collective pitch travel in a manner which gives a mirror image of the normal travel when the invert switch is operated . |
| 10 | PC Software houses are turning on to Windows more quickly than the users — there are n't many who do n't have a Windows product in their portfolios these days — and Sage has joined the band of the enlightened few who package both DOS and Windows versions together with its second foray into the GUI market — Sterling + 2 . |
| 11 | Their self-image was that of the chosen few for whom the spectacle provided an inexhaustible supply of objects ( and people ) to hate , and whilst the apparent ease with which they targeted and disposed of their opposition often made good copy ( the endless adventure , the scandal , etc. ) , there is a sense in which the hectoring tone of their documents became repetitive and wearisome . |
| 12 | The low circulation and poor distribution of leading literary journals provide clear evidence of the élitist character of the cultured few . |
| 13 | Even if you are one of the lucky few , blessed with a fine trouble-free skin , the use of essential oils along with the techniques outlined in this chapter will not only help to preserve its suppleness for as long as possible , but will improve your health in general . |
| 14 | His record of sixteen consecutive rides at Aintree still stands and he 's one of the lucky few who 've won the national . |
| 15 | If you are one of the faithful few who keep your machine set up and working during the summer you can have a wonderful time trying out patterns and colour schemes in between knitting those delightful little summer tops . |
| 16 | On Saturdays we turn out in our yellow and black strip , To the chantin' of the faithful few down at ‘ The Tip ’ . |
| 17 | The miners ' strike failed to evolve into a veritable civil war ( although , beneath the veneer of the tabloid media , it was getting pretty close ) and a wave of pessimism was matched only by the resolve of the hardline few . |
| 18 | It would also be necessary ‘ to smash the decrepit , effete constitution that allows a minority to capture power , and then use it ruthlessly in the interests of the privileged few ’ . |
| 19 | ( For the uninitiated this is a gathering of the privileged few to down cocktails , cause gossip column ‘ sensations ’ and generally be seen and pamper the stars of the show ) . |
| 20 | I was vividly aware of the far reaching and vast contribution that Basil had made to education , to values , to the good influences of the Authority on teachers and children , colleges , schools and students , and I am of the privileged few who were able to work with Basil in the early days of struggles , so I know how much , how very much he did — So I felt that at least he had fulfilled — as nearly as we can ever judge — so much of his life 's work even to the developments in his own personal creative medium — and this must be a comfort to you as well as to us who knew him as a friend and colleague . |
| 21 | For many incompetent managers , membership of a committee is a status symbol , presenting an opportunity to join an " inner circle " or " secret clan " of the privileged few . |
| 22 | ‘ One of the privileged few . |
| 23 | Meet Moonshake , one of the blessed few remaining non-conformist independent groups , at Aldgate and be taken on a guided tour of the Ripper 's murder-sites . |
| 24 | Could at least think about it , visualize it again , if not with pleasure , at least not with that sick-making horror of the past few weeks . |
| 25 | The events of the past few days have led several ministers to recognise the difficulty of restoring full authority to the Chancellor while the Prime Minister persists in her hostility to the EMS . |
| 26 | FINANCIAL markets displayed little enthusiasm for Nigel Lawson 's speech to the Tory party conference yesterday but were prepared to grant the pound a respite from the hammering of the past few days . |
| 27 | Traditional peg tiles have been in great demand since the storms of the past few years , so for Tenterden tile makers Spicer , the clouds had a silver lining . |
| 28 | That had always been the constitutional position , he said , but the big demonstrations of the past few days had proved that he had a popular mandate too . |
| 29 | The real significance of these comparisons remains unknown , as do the real workings of the dolphin mind , but it seems that dolphins and porpoises achieved their modern enlarged brains about 15–20 million years ago , whereas the evolution of the human brain is a phenomenon of the past few million years at the most . |
| 30 | Professional management will be needed to keep firms afloat , but it may not be enough to restore the explosive growth of the past few years . |