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- determiner The
comparative offew ; a smaller number.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
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Examples
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Schwab found that the average participant who has not received professional advice is invested in fewer than four asset classes, whereas those who receive advice invest in a minimum of eight.
When free 401(k) advice is offered, employees should take it Michelle Singletary 2010
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Schwab found that the average participant who has not received professional advice is invested in fewer than four asset classes, whereas those who receive advice invest in a minimum of eight.
When free 401(k) advice is offered, employees should take it Michelle Singletary 2010
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And GM is on its fourth CEO in fewer years and still has more debts than assets.
Why Your Annual Checkup Is Just 13 Minutes Gary Sutton 2010
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Pickleball Del Webb, the country 's largest builder of active-adult communities, had pickleball courts in fewer than one in five of its developments in 2006.
A Red-Hot Sport Leaves Some Folks With a Sour Taste Anne Tergesen 2010
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Current therapies can take up to a year and work in fewer than half of the most typical patients.
Strides Against Hepatitis C Open Door to Blockbusters Jonathan D. Rockoff 2010
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And GM is on its fourth CEO in fewer years and still has more debts than assets.
Why Your Annual Checkup Is Just 13 Minutes Gary Sutton 2010
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These new purposes will win fewer votes than "your own personal biological repair kit," but they are also much more realistic.
Christine A. Scheller: On the Bridge: A Conversaton Between a Pro-Lifer and an Embryonic Stem Cell Researcher Christine A. Scheller 2010
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These new purposes will win fewer votes than "your own personal biological repair kit," but they are also much more realistic.
Christine A. Scheller: On the Bridge: A Conversaton Between a Pro-Lifer and an Embryonic Stem Cell Researcher Christine A. Scheller 2010
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These new purposes will win fewer votes than "your own personal biological repair kit," but they are also much more realistic.
Christine A. Scheller: On the Bridge: A Conversaton Between a Pro-Lifer and an Embryonic Stem Cell Researcher Christine A. Scheller 2010
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The tepid outlook factors in fewer working days due to holidays in the second half of December and also the lack of opportunity to increase prices, Senapaty said.
Wipro Profit Up 9.7% Dhanya Ann Thoppil 2010
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