Example sentences of "for the few [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The holiday camps are held separately for the different sexes , mirroring the gender segregation that occurs in the majority of Northern Ireland 's schools , but another form of segregation in schooling which is not reproduced is that of religion , for the few Catholic schools that exist in the Easton area nominate participants . |
| 2 | They can not then use that small amount for the few personal items that they may want to buy when they are in residential homes . |
| 3 | In the eighties , the prime reason is that there are no jobs , and for the few available , single mothers are n't equal competitors in the jobs market . |
| 4 | ‘ And I hope we 're both mature enough to treat each other with civility and respect for the few remaining days we 're forced to spend together . ’ |
| 5 | For the few unreconstructed opponents of any sort of National Curriculum , still less one which is legislated , there have been two principal objections . |
| 6 | For the few brief minutes when the shelling ceased the scene before us looked very peaceful . |
| 7 | There 's no supplement for the few single rooms available in some resorts , but they are soon filled . |
| 8 | ‘ Until we can get enough food through to stop people starving to death , you wo n't be able to stop those who are prepared to kill for the few precious supplies , ’ said Julian . |
| 9 | In fact , even the Japanese language version of these is worth a look , if only for the few English words that remain obstinately untranslatable and stick out glaringly among the elegant Japanese characters . |
| 10 | We used to do any typing that was needed for the Aurae Phiala publications , and for the few little books and articles Stephen occasionally produced . |
| 11 | Even so , she had tied her hair back and simply slammed it on top of her head , If it had n't been for the few feminine wisps that escaped to frame that beautiful face she would have looked forbidding . |