Few orchestras could fill auditoriums, and the time-honored season-subscription system became increasingly anachronistic, as more and more listeners would buy tickets on an ad hoc basis for individual events.

Few of the records of transactions outside Rome that could help us understand the history of this Papacy survive from Benedict's reign, and because of the disruptions caused by the Lombards in Italy, perhaps few ever existed.

Few could stand by and watch a child drown ; many can ignore the avoidable deaths of children in Africa or India.

Few could disagree with McGonagall's closing judgement: ' I must now conclude my lay / By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay / That your central girders would not have given way ,/ At least many sensible men do say ,/ Had they been supported on each side with buttresses ,/ At least many sensible men confesses ,/ For the stronger we our houses do build ,/ The less chance we have of being killed '.

Few of the successes attributed to Lysenko could be duplicated.

Few normal pianos could be made, but 2, 436 special models were built by Steinway, the Victory Vertical or G. I.

Few writers could have made the Justification controversy interesting or even intelligible.

Few observers could have predicted how far the Spurs would fall during the 1996 – 97 season, especially with the signing of Dominique Wilkins.

Few in the area could afford to own slaves like the wealthier planters in the Lowcountry, and almost every farmer was forced to work the land himself.

Few gained from the theft of Shergar-the thieves never got their money and most insurers never paid out to the syndicate, claiming that he could still have been alive after the policy had expired.

When asked by his son Boromir how much time must pass before a Steward could become a King, if the King did not return, Denethor II replied: " Few years, maybe, in other places of less royalty ...

Few thought that Young, 70 at the time, could win ; even members of his own party had doubts, particularly Ohio's other senator, Democrat Frank J. Lausche.

Few thought that a tiny west coast school could defeat a team like Fordham.

Few men were left who could build a long rifle.

Few historic interurban lines are still operated in their original form, although a number of more recently constructed transit lines could be considered interurbans by Hilton and Due's standards above.

Few allies among the southern tribes could come to the assistance of Deborah and Barak.

Few small sailing dinghy designs could have managed this.

In complete editions the first book (" Livre premier ", ending after Chapter XXX ) concludes with the quotation: “ To the Happy Few ”, a dedication variously interpreted to mean either the few readers who could understand Stendhal ’ s writing ; or a Shakespearean allusion to Henry V ( 1599 ); or a sardonic reference to the well-born of society ( viz.

Few other pieces of IBM equipment could do this without sustaining damage.

“ Few observers have shown more sympathy … with the religious and social practices of the Hindus than Geddes did ; yet no one could have written more scathingly of Mahatma Gandhi ’ s attempt to conserve the past by reverting to the spinning wheel, at a moment when the fundamental poverty of the masses in India called for the most resourceful application of the machine both to agricultural and industrial life .’

Few cricketers changed their status, but there were some notable exceptions such as Wally Hammond who became ( or was allowed to become ) an amateur in 1938 so that he could captain England.

Few families could manage such a complicated undertaking.

Few of the goals established could be labeled as successes, others showed progress, but the majority were not met.

Few thought that Young, 70 at the time, could win ; even members of his own party had doubts, particularly Ohio's other senator, Democrat Frank J. Lausche.

Few economists believe that GDP and employment can be dragged down by an over-large deficit over the long run.

Few people dispute the desirability of keeping Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information secret, but many believe government secrecy to be excessive and too often employed for political purposes.

Few music historians believe that the Hot 100 has been a perfectly accurate gauge of the most popular songs for each week or year.

Few analysts believe the PRC will democratize quickly, but many see democratization as an inevitable end of the economic reforms.

Few have heard of it and even fewer believe in its existence.

Few believe that a community of practice may be formed without any face to face meetings whatsoever.

Few people believe in him or worship him any more, so, in an attempt to keep belief in astrology going, he personally writes the horoscopes for the Almanak every year.

Few analysts believe that the small amounts seized from vendors in one operation could begin to meet the country's massive foreign currency shortfall.

Few would have thought this “ chance-encounter ” would result in a weekly show and less than a year later help to launch WMBI, the oldest, most renowned Christian radio station in the country.

Few months later, another meeting took place in Trieste, where a group connected to the former established the organization Borba ( Fight ), which also included some Croat activists from Istria.

Few will now grudge Tiberius, when his whole action as a ruler is taken into account, such a title as salutaris princeps, which seemed to a former generation a specimen of shameless adulation.

Few world title fights were presented in this show, one of the notable ones being when Vinny Pazienza, a former world Lightweight champion, moved up in weight and captured the WBA world Jr. Middleweight championship with an eleventh round knockout of Gilbert Dele.

Few signs of the former royal residence and extensive studs remain aside from foundations, which are poorly marked.

Few collegiate woman golf programs have produced more outstanding professionals than Furman, which has 11 former Lady Paladins on the LPGA tour, including two Hall of Fame inductees ( Betsy King and Beth Daniel ).

Few candidates emerged for this campaign and it appeared that former cabinet minister Paul Duffie would win virtually unopposed.

Few weeks later in April 1885 the German Dehnhardt brothers concluded a contract with the Sultan of Witu ( former ruler of Pate ) on the Kenya Coast near Lamu which was also put under official German protection.

Few abandoned, original buildings remain, although one dormitory facility and a former medical building on the east end of the base are owned by the state as part of the Higher Education and Technology campus and have not yet been renovated and are off-limits.

: Kansas City Confidential, an imaginative little noir from 1952, exemplifies the bread-and-butter UA film of the ’ 50s .... Mr. Karlson, interestingly, concentrates on the story within the story: The leader of the gang is an embittered former police captain ... who dons a mask when he interviews prospective collaborators whose names he has drawn from police files .... The recruits are three young actors who would come to define menace in the ’ 50s and beyond: Neville Brand, Jack Elam and Lee Van Cleef, who here has his best role before For a Few Dollars More.

Few of the former rebels were prepared to forget, no less forgive, the punishing raids by the loyalist regiments in Canada.