Example sentences of "are few [noun pl] for " in BNC.

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1 Nevertheless , minimum cultivation methods are much more dependent upon agrochemicals , especially herbicides , so there are few benefits for wildlife .
2 Other entertainers on the wane can often fall back on a ‘ club circuit ’ , musicians and dancers can sometimes coach others , but there are few openings for the ex-footballer .
3 There are few problems for the pool owner with a desire to breed a new fish , particularly if he starts with healthy stock of good proportions .
4 d Options There are few options for housing agencies unless other agencies , particularly health and social work , can give more reality to the principles of " care in the community " .
5 Curiously , there are few parallels for this , a natural enough way of making an opera , when the librettist and composer are dealing with a narrative not already shaped into theatrical scenes .
6 There are few substitutes for a firm , measured article in the national press , drawing attention to the historical interest of a threatened place .
7 Surely it should have more potential than the Booker : the romantic novel has a wider mass readership , and there are few prizes for this end of the market .
8 And there are few precedents for the sort of retroactive legislation the banks want .
9 There are few attractions for the Kielder tourist here .
10 There are few arrangements for instruments on the commercial market , not least because different churches have different combinations of players available to them .
11 Teaching is still an important option for less privileged groups : for example , for school graduates in rural areas where there are few opportunities for professional employment and for both urban and rural women , whose range of job opportunities is still far more limited than men 's .
12 Languages can be learned ‘ at home ’ , where there are few opportunities for mixing with the native users of the language ( such as evening class french ) or they can be learned in a second language situation , either in the country in which that language is native or in one 's own country where the language is used for a specific purpose ( such as learning English in parts of Africa where it is used as the commercial language ) .
13 Whereas the Sage arm sells its products to Sovereign customers and there are few opportunities for expansion , he stated , YBF is a computer forms management business that services blue-chip customers , such as Midland Bank and Nissan .
14 There are few opportunities for youth to train in media skills .
15 Sucked into the bureaucracy of their organizations , they feel there are few opportunities for providing a unique contribution to profit , for distinguishing themselves with exceptional results .
16 As there are few opportunities for making it by oneself , a great deal of the effort of those in low-income groups goes into working out how they can maximize their income within the existing rules .
17 In Canada , although there are few opportunities for training outside the big city , high standards of worship and music are still to be found in places .
18 But there are few advocates for patients with anorexia nervosa and they carry the risk of being squeezed out by the increasingly technological emphasis of general medicine and the concentration of psychiatric services on the needs of chronic psychotic patients .
19 On paper , there are few jobs for which large numbers of people are not qualified ; in practice , employers use a more refined and differentiated signal than educational qualifications : they use the recommendations of people personally known to them and prospective employees .
20 However , the Australian economy is still weak ; museums are very short of funds and there are few buyers for works over A$ 50,000 .
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