Example sentences of "with few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | His clothing was always dark , usually black , with few concessions to colours of the brighter hue . |
| 32 | Now the areas of sands and gravels have dry soils with few chemicals for crops . |
| 33 | In the old days , researchers in the military sector were pampered while scientists in civil research were ill-equipped and badly paid , with few prospects for promotion or international recognition . |
| 34 | Many find themselves in low-paid part-time employment , with few prospects for real security or advancement . |
| 35 | He also saw that by inviting Nixon when he was out of office with few prospects of getting back into it , Ceauşescu struck a chord with the future US President , who would remain loyal to his friend in need . |
| 36 | The two other big diversified computer companies are Unisys Corp at $8,400m or so , and NCR Corp at $7,100m — only the same size as Apple Computer Inc , a pure personal computer play with few designs on the data centre — and if AT&T Co is really serious about making it big in the computer industry , it will soon have to start thinking of buying NCR a present — and Unisys begins to look tempting now that James Unruh has finally got the company onto an even keel and Unisys ' own mainframe millstones under control . |
| 37 | The inhabitants of Northern Nigeria , however , though coming close to this standard , had with few exceptions to be cured of a certain lack of forthrightness . |