Example sentences of "[vb -s] to be little " in BNC.
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| 1 | There appears to be little evidence that as a society we have become so rich that a substantial number of people are at this point . |
| 2 | Despite the presence of sound Trinomic cushioning and stability technology in the two main Disc shoes , it is hard to believe runners will shell out hefty sums for a central concept which appears to be little more than a glorified lacing system . |
| 3 | There appears to be little change in prevalence rates with age ( see Figure 5.2 ) , but rates are considerably higher in women as compared with men ( see Figure 5.3 ) . |
| 4 | Sometimes it appears to be little more than this , as in the case of the temporary vogue for ‘ Occitania ’ in France in the 1970s , the shift of a number of able intellectuals of the Left to Scottish nationalism in the same decade and the preoccupation with what was claimed to be Valencian national identity in the early 1980s among left intellectuals of the Spanish Levante . |
| 5 | There appears to be little doubt that , of the fixed extinguishing systems available , the automatic sprinkler system has advantages for this type of risk . |
| 6 | The leader of the county council , Tony Hart , is reported as saying : ’ at the moment it appears to be little more than a line on the map , and a pretty thick and crude one . ’ |
| 7 | There seems to be little doubt that the liberal reforms of the US occupation did attempt to safeguard basic individual rights and reinforce the institutions of a free market economy . |
| 8 | There seems to be little doubt , however , that the development of the form imbricata is determined genetically . |
| 9 | Despite these , this data , there seems to be little evidence yet of any change in common practice of three month check cystoscopies in the first year , six monthly in the second year , and yearly checks thereafter . |
| 10 | There seems to be little doubt that Robert is right in identifying this Clearchus with the pupil of Aristotle ( C. R. Acad . |
| 11 | However there seems to be little of worth in the other characters to hold up against Thersites 's world view . |
| 12 | There seems to be little doubt that before 1348 the country was overpopulated in relation to its resources — Hatcher estimates the pre-plague population in the 41/2–6 million range , and probably nearer the higher figure ( 75 , p.68 ) — and that the contribution which the extra population made to its total productivity was negligible . |
| 13 | There seems to be little evidence to support the view that twelve persons chosen at random can decide what is dishonest better than could Parliament or the judges . |
| 14 | Briefly summing up , there seems to be little doubt that Mozart distinguished dots and strokes , and while he was nonchalant about the graphic shapes where it mattered little , he distinguished the signs with deliberation where it did matter . |
| 15 | There seems to be little work from the Labour local member . |