Example sentences of "be few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ability to sing and dance has become increasingly important in the profession nowadays , and there are few actors who do n't possess some musical and dance skills . |
| 2 | Although biological methods of pest control such as Bacillus thuringiensis ( for caterpillars ) are now available to committed organic gardeners , there are few of us who never need to resort to the use of chemicals . |
| 3 | Of all the styles it is the most laborious and there are few professionals able or willing to continue the tradition . |
| 4 | There are few , if any , suggestions of how individual movements can be linked together to achieve some expressive or rhythmic quality suitable to the style of dance required by the plot , theme and/or music . |
| 5 | So from the point of view of the consumer , there are few tests that can be done prior to purchase , to ascertain how well a product will perform when fitted into the car . |
| 6 | If there are few of them , we have seen why . |
| 7 | Burrows seems to have lived with his material for so long that he has forgotten to throw out enough clues for the rest of us , and there are few hints as to why certain sequences are so important that they should be repeated over and over again But what constantly saves the piece from disappearing into itself is the obliquely moving nature of the central relationship and some patchy but startlingly lovely dance images . |
| 8 | There are few things worse than being bludgeoned into reading a book you hate . |
| 9 | There are few choreographers who try to develop its raw appeal — its punch , slink and sex -into independent dance . |
| 10 | There are few , if any , quieter times . |
| 11 | However , there are few signs , after this constructive interlude , that Greek politics will avoid reverting to their familiar rancour and polarisation . |
| 12 | ‘ With an auction , you 've got to be certain that at least two buyers are there who can commit themselves , and the difficulty is that buyers who can proceed are few and far between , ’ said David Phillip , a director of Yorkshire estate agents Dacre Son and Hartley . |
| 13 | There are few cars here , though lots of bicycles , very few dogs and almost no dog mess ( even the horse-drawn buggies for tourist joyrides have built-in pooper scoopers ) . |
| 14 | His bald routine is tear-inducing , and , in a show devoid of malice , there are few hairy moments . |
| 15 | Precedents are few and far between . |
| 16 | There are few better exponents of the art of looking as though life is a complete grind than Graham Gooch , who invariably begins his day with a long-distance run , and Stewart is altogether more comfortable when the ship is being run more like a galley than the Skylark . |
| 17 | It is worth noting that there are few narrow political aims involved , and that repeated reference is made to ‘ our country ’ : East Germany . |
| 18 | Societal divisions are such that neighbourhood patrols are dangerous and have to take on the appearance of armed convoys , but it is the style of policing which comes nearest to breaching the divide between the police and the community , so that the RUC is required to be persistent in utilizing it even though there are few obvious signs of success and despite the cost in human life . |
| 19 | The worst of the teaching offered in theological colleges occurs because the staff are few and the ground to be covered enormous . |
| 20 | The instances of this happening are few and far between . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , those garrulous starlets who utter a quotable phrase almost every time they open their mouths are few and far between . |
| 22 | Modern corporate businesses are few and licences for small-scale repair shops and petty street traders provide a major share of city revenue . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Whether they did so at Magdalen in the years 1925–1929 there are few alive old enough to remember . |
| 25 | His books The Medieval Stage and The Elizabethan Stage remain classics of literary history , and in their range and period there are few better anthologies of verse than his Early English Lyrics and Oxford Book of Sixteenth Century Verse . |
| 26 | There are few people who are experts in prayer , who do it well . |
| 27 | In most years , rail deaths are few : in some there are none at all . |
| 28 | Professional qualifications in the market are few , although basic examinations are being introduced . |
| 29 | Professional qualifications in the market are few , although basic examinations are being introduced . |
| 30 | It 's a cynical view , he admits , but if there are few casualties , people will tolerate such action , without condoning it , even though ‘ Americans have a habit of being very clumsy , as in Grenada ’ . |