Example sentences of "be far fewer [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If that were done , there would be far fewer appeals . |
| 2 | Someone once said , ‘ If fish could scream , there would be far fewer anglers . ’ |
| 3 | Authors are not supposed to avenge themselves in their writings , but they do , and if they were to be prevented , there would be far fewer books . |
| 4 | — there are far fewer letters than sounds , so that , for example , the five written vowels have to stand for two to three times as many spoken vowels ; |
| 5 | There are far fewer areas in the simulated map about which one would risk a definitive statement than in the map from the unsimulated process . |
| 6 | There are far fewer studies of the incidence of dementia . |
| 7 | Immediately the tarmac is soft and muddy , brown water gutters between the road and the wood and corrugated iron houses on each side , there are far fewer lights , open shop fronts are also cheap eating places and tiny spaces for sleeping . |
| 8 | Without the slightest doubt , there are far fewer gestures in the world than there are individuals . |
| 9 | Beyond the defended area , there are far fewer side-streets and lanes and occupation was concentrated along the main road frontages . |
| 10 | When we turn from personal evangelism to community-focused church-based evangelism there are far fewer books which provide practical help in this area . |
| 11 | There are far fewer mosaics of fourth century date in this region than there are in the West Country . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's cheaper than experimenting on people , and there are far fewer risks and restrictions . |
| 13 | The STA delegate meeting of 1905 passed a resolution urging branches to ban any new women entrants to the trade , and over the next year or so Edinburgh became increasingly isolated as first Aberdeen , then Dundee and Perth succeeded in closing the trade to new women recruits ( there were far fewer women compositors in these towns anyway ) . |
| 14 | There were far fewer flags , a distinct lack of appetite for celebration . |
| 15 | The roadside parking was more limited in those days , but of course there were far fewer cars about so we had no problems on that score , and the walk up to the lower tier was over in minutes . |