Example sentences of "with little [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I mean , ’ Corbett said forcefully , ‘ that for two decades Alexander III ruled this country with little or no assistance from the French . |
| 32 | The normal bass roll-off of -6dB by 38Hz is low enough to lend a convincing weight to the majority of signals and if the bass seems initially a little ‘ polite ’ to some ears it is only because it is tight , with little or no hangover — the dual coupled-cavity technique really does give a positive ‘ start and stop ’ throughout its range . |
| 33 | When ordinary people with little or no capital are incapable of handling benefits , anyone can apply to the Department of Social Security to act on his/her behalf , under the Social Security ( Claims and Payments ) Regulations ( 1987 ) . |
| 34 | Bruce , defending the expansion of university extra-mural work since the war , saw the future role of the WEA primarily as a student-body rather than as one with a teaching responsibility , ‘ an organisation of all adult students ’ with little or no emphasis on the working-class element : ‘ in the general interest , it would seem best … for the WEA to concentrate its attention upon the stimulation and organisation of demand … all but the most elementary pioneer work could become the responsibility of Extra-Mural Departments or local authorities ’ with the WEA left as ‘ the mouthpiece of lively , conscious student demand ’ . |
| 35 | The broad date span , 1700–1880 will be used to emphasise the continuity of development , with little or no emphasis on labels such as ‘ Neo-classicism ’ or ‘ Realism ’ . |
| 36 | 1932 was a momentous year in Chiswick , which had found itself almost isolated and unable to expand due to the River Thames cutting it off from the County of Surrey , and the boundary of Hammersmith to the east , being also the boundary with the London County Council ; with little or no contact or matters of interest with Acton to the north , but nevertheless a narrow link with Brentford , to the west ( Chiswick High Road had been called the Brentford Road for very many years ) , which link was considerably enhanced by the construction of the Great West Road . |
| 37 | Mozart wrote several symphonies during the Italian visits , some displaying Italian influences such as first movements with little or no development sections , or linked first and second movements . |
| 38 | They should be firm and have an attractive appearance , with little or no damage . |
| 39 | The search software is user-friendly , with menu-driven commands , colour screens and help facilities , and users are able to carry out searches themselves with little or no instruction from library staff . |
| 40 | Not surprisingly these devices are distributed with little or no instruction on correct use — thus increasing women 's health problems . |
| 41 | The parts supplied by these companies should fit your Squier with little or no modification . |
| 42 | First announced pact is with Sun Microsystems Inc for Sparcsystems under Solaris , the pitch being that IBM Corp CICS users can move applications from their mainframes and run them on Sun distributed client-server systems with little or no modification . |
| 43 | First announced pact is with Sun Microsystems Inc for Sparcsystems under Solaris , the pitch being that IBM Corp CICS users can move applications from their mainframes and run them on Sun distributed client-server systems with little or no modification . |
| 44 | This is standard practice in more tropical countries where there are ‘ dust devils ’ or ‘ willy willies ’ which can produce a 40-knot wind in almost any direction with little or no warning . |
| 45 | Unfortunately it 's also common for women to have repeated attacks , often with little or no warning . |
| 46 | And with little or no income , your spouse or children could be the ones to suffer most from your accident . |
| 47 | We have discussed this in more detail in Chapter Three where we saw how the parameters of this debate as set out in these campaigns were seized upon by the Tory Party with little or no response from the Labour Party who seemed unable to cope with the authoritarian drift . |
| 48 | Newspaper publicity always gave the impression that the school could train anyone from scratch with little or no dance experience so young readers felt that they could just turn up without an appointment and would immediately be seen by this apparently motherly woman called Jennie Tiller . |
| 49 | Appearance , texture and smell : Unadjusted a detergent would be a thin , translucent , colourless liquid with little or no smell or a white powder generally unattractive . |
| 50 | This does not apply to those people who spend long periods of time in institutions which they are powerless to leave and with little or no freedom of choice … children 's homes , boarding schools , prisons , mental hospitals , homes for people with disabilities . |
| 51 | Junior hospital doctors may be on call for extended periods and on occasions have to manage with little or no sleep . |
| 52 | However , if you find yourself in Socks ' predicament , with little or no influence over your major stressors , here 's my five-point psychological damage-limitation plan : |
| 53 | But they recognize that decentralization will only work if there is agreement on the fundamental competition rules to be applied ( with little or no discretion ) , and if there are clear rules for allocating cases across jurisdictions ( e.g. where a particular merger will have competition implications in several member states of the EC ) . |
| 54 | This model sees local authorities as having a subordinate relationship to central government with little or no discretion in the task of implementing national policies . |
| 55 | Distinguishing between a multiplicity of variables in accounting for policy variations is , of course , a hazardous exercise , but despite the methodological difficulties it seems clear that a simple agency model , with local authorities implementing national policies with little or no discretion , is far from accurate . |
| 56 | Enveloped by a cloud of gases with little or no oxygen , the sun 's ultraviolet rays scorched down onto the earth 's volatile surface . |
| 57 | He also pleaded interference with his duty to those by whom he was employed in a private practice of considerable extent , but his time at the College had been clearly specified — two hours for consultation by subscribers with sick horses on three days a week , with little or no call upon him for attendance at uncertain hours . ’ |
| 58 | We are aware that the idea that couples go through a courtship with little or no caressing seems out of touch with reality . |
| 59 | The first practice game for Brian Horton as manchester city manager was in the back garden of his woodstock home with twins matthew and lucy … some United fans are glad to see him go … sadly his passion for good football … his achievement of keeping a small club alfoat with little or no money has n't been given enough credit … he did the club proud … |
| 60 | The first practice game for Brian Horton as manchester city manager was in the back garden of his woodstock home with twins matthew and lucy … some United fans are glad to see him go … sadly his passion for good football … his achievement of keeping a small club alfoat with little or no money has n't been given enough credit … he did the club proud … |