Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few notable exceptions " in BNC.
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| 1 | Persian rugs have traditionally been considered the most expensive and easily re-saleable of all oriental rugs , and allowing for a few notable exceptions ( usually older and more collectable items from different parts of the world ) , this assumption has generally held true . |
| 2 | A relative dearth of literature and experience unfortunately hampers the development of family therapy with older families particularly in the United Kingdom , with a few notable exceptions . |
| 3 | It is not just that the ideas which underpin progressive primary methods have been , with a few notable exceptions , poorly articulated . |
| 4 | To their contemporaries , with a few notable exceptions , the Hooligans ' violence was a sure sign of a novel deterioration in the national character , symptomatic of the lowered morality of the new ‘ city type ’ or urban degenerate . |
| 5 | The designs may be almost identical , but , with a few notable exceptions , Indian and Pakistani rugs tend to favour paler , more pastel shades . |
| 6 | With a few notable exceptions , curvilinear designs are the preserve of the major workshop groups and geometric schemes are found on village and nomadic rugs . |
| 7 | Using such techniques , we can determine the direction of a noise more accurately than any other animal , with a few notable exceptions , including the barn owl . |
| 8 | When linguists became involved , with a few notable exceptions , it was mainly to distance themselves from this current of ideas and to introduce the second phase . |
| 9 | With a few notable exceptions , canoeists still seem to believe that the challenge to the Rights of Way Act now being mounted by fishermen , landowners and self-styled conservationists in the House of Lords does not concern them . |
| 10 | By the mid-1970s our collective view was that , with a few notable exceptions , Soviet technology was on a distinctly inferior plane to that found in the major Western industrial countries and , moreover , had shown no signs of catching up in the previous 15–20 years . |
| 11 | Despite their early promise and their growing acceptance within the USA , there has been some reluctance on the part of organiastions in the UK , with a few notable exceptions , to become heavily involved with expert systems development . |
| 12 | With a few notable exceptions , the policy should be similar to that advocated for younger subjects . |
| 13 | Apart from a few notable exceptions , all they care about is feet through the door and selling beer . |
| 14 | However , Baxter found the people , apart from a few notable exceptions , to be rather apathetic and unresponsive to the message of the Gospel . |