Example sentences of "the [adv] few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | For among the rather few objections by Pound that Eliot paid no attention to were one or two which would have required him to make consistent , in terms of locality and historical period , some of his references to London life . |
2 | The rather few fittings available are fairly expensive . |
3 | Nor were the comparatively few letters of Walter Machin himself much more revealing . |
4 | Now that type of exception would mean that the practical difficulties to which he referred would not arise except in the comparatively few cases that arise of the particular type . |
5 | Meanwhile , the relatively few persons for whom special knowledge and training are reserved are freed so far as possible from the obligations of simple labour ’ ( Braverman , 1974 , pp. 82–3 ) . |
6 | It is now known , however , that it is made up of basaltic rocks , derived indirectly from peridotite , and erupted by volcanic action along the ridge itself , building up the long submarine mountain range and giving rise to the relatively few volcanoes which poke their heads above sea level . |
7 | Thirdly , there are the relatively few institutions which have remained very largely monotechnic , concentrating on teacher education . |
8 | This will be followed by a consideration of the relatively few attempts systematically to distinguish the social properties of the object from those of language as expressive medium . |
9 | The London County Council , for long a stronghold of the Labour party , was one of the relatively few authorities to press firmly in this direction in the immediate post-war years . |
10 | It is too soon to reach any definitive judgement , given the relatively few companies privatized and the extreme movements of oil prices which make it hard to compare that industry with others . |
11 | The vast majority of chartered accountants do provide a very high standard of service : as a result , public expectation is high which is why when the relatively few failures do occur , they lead to so much concentrated and adverse publicity . |
12 | Not only does this mean that the accountancy profession is not likely to encounter money laundering to any major extent , but also the relatively few transactions that pass through their hands are more identifiable and hence those that relate to money laundering are more likely to be recognised . |
13 | The certainty that the average is a type is paid for by the relatively few properties which are likely to survive a generalizing procedure over many individuals . |
14 | I begin here , therefore , with a discussion of the relatively few reports of attempts to replicate and extend his findings . |
15 | The discussions are close to a conclusion and I understand that my hon. Friend will shortly be writing to the industry to clear up some of the remaining points , which will isolate the relatively few issues to be settled . |
16 | It was expected that case law would give rise to sufficient precedents to flesh out the relatively few guidelines available under UCTA , but in fact cases have been few and not very helpful . |
17 | Many spring-flowering bulbs do well under deciduous trees , but if you want something to provide permanent ground cover choose from the relatively few plants that tolerate dry roots and poor light . |
18 | As far as temperature went , the cut-off point was 6°C — when the temperature was below this no bats at all were detected , presumably because they would have needed to use more energy keeping warm than they would have got from the relatively few insects available for food . |
19 | And Rome insisted that the ritual occur in a consecrated church — which , given the relatively few churches in the country at the time and their tendency to be congregated in certain areas , was not always possible in Ireland . |
20 | Easy access to the markets of the capital for its corn , dairy produce and fatstock brought the marshland of southern Essex great wealth , of which almost two-fifths belonged to a fairly large class of rich men ; smallholders also prospered , the number of £2 assessments more than offsetting the relatively few £1 ones . |
21 | Only the relatively few places at these institutions provide full-time care , particularly for single mothers . |
22 | What is perhaps most remarkable about the US experience is the relatively few years which have been needed to reverse the trend of this conditioning , and at least increase people 's familiarity with typical APR levels . |
23 | It has become increasingly important to carefully compare interest rates and terms offered by the various lenders on their myriad of products , particularly while base rates are high and lenders are in fierce competition to attract the relatively few people willing to brave the stagnant property market . |
24 | We are ( sadly ) used to antagonism from some anglers and landowners but when a leading conservation officer says ( as has been reported ) that the World Wild Fund for Nature 's contribution of around £40,000 would be well worth while if boats were kept off one mile of water , it is hard to swallow , especially when you bear in mind the relatively few miles of water which are available to use even with the protection of the Rights of Way Act ! |
25 | Lack of robustness of the findings may be due to the relatively few numbers of still births in the interval classes and to other data problems , though the intervention of determinants that mediate the effect of birth interval , or some other factor can not be excluded either . |
26 | Of the relatively few exceptions to the pattern two which call for mention are Chicheley Hall , Buckinghamshire ( 1719–21 ) , and Sutton Scarsdale , Derbyshire ( begun 1724 ) : the exotic façade of the former probably owes more to the taste of the patron , Sir John Chester , than to Smith 's own devising ; but Sutton Scarsdale , in part evidently inspired by Gibbs 's unexecuted design of 1721 for the university buildings at Cambridge , is his finest work , a wholly convincing essay in the heroic grand manner , in which the giant Corinthian order is handled with total assurance . |
27 | Yet , given the opportunity and some imaginative presentation , the urban population has shown that it is capable of responding , judging by the numbers who take an interest at county shows or who turn up at the pitifully few farms which organize public open days . |
28 | They joined the drift of crowd towards the sitting-out places and the too few chairs . |
29 | The very few cases in point suggest that his confidence would not be misplaced . |
30 | One of the very few art historians to have moved away from the unique art object to consider more mundane phenomena is Gombrich , whose book , The Sense of Order ( 1979 ) attempts to make generalizations about the nature of design , as opposed to art . |