Example sentences of "on [adv] few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I had been to London on comparatively few occasions before coming to Bletchley , and it was still to me a place of awe and wonder . |
2 | It might be imprudent to attach strong significance to compositional variations that are based on relatively few data , particularly when the trends identified occur in diagrams for which mixing curves are not necessarily linear ( Figs 1–3 ) . |
3 | For risk ratings above about eight this appears to demonstrate a fairly clear inverted-U relationship , however , it should be remembered that higher points on the risk scale are based on relatively few data points . |
4 | On very few coasts is there sufficient depth of water offshore to allow for merely vertical displacement of the shoreline following a rejuvenation . |
5 | However , only treatment of hypertension in diabetics with nephropathy has been shown to improve prognosis , although this statement is based on very few patients . |
6 | Undoubtedly , the WFS data are affected by both sampling and response errors , and in many cases infant mortality rates for maternal ages under 20 and over 40 are based on too few cases ( less than 500 births ) . |
7 | Zeneca admits that it has concentrated on too few products . |
8 | There was anxiety that judgments would be made about teachers ' handling of classes , based on too few visits . |