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The phrase "a contained few" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe a small, specific group that is limited or restricted in some way, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "In the meeting, we discussed the project with a contained few who were directly involved."
Alternatives: "a select few" or "a limited number".
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Of 88 patients tested, 39 (44%; Group B) showed strong immunoreactivity for NDP kinase in most of cancer cells within the tumour tissues, while 49 (56%; Group A) contained few or no NDP kinase-positive cancer cells.
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The figure shows that location A contained fewer illegal residents compared to location B, where a large number of illegal residents reside.
It contained few markings.
If a sequence contained fewer than 20 fourfold sites before occurrence of a stop codon, the entire sequence was discarded.
If a group from a specific year contained fewer than ten subjects, the group was excluded.
A further 8% contained fewer than 50 homozygous SNVs and were not used for LOH classification.
Each cup probably contained fewer than a hundred calories.
The men's ward contained fewer than a hundred beds, maybe closer to seventy-five.
Still, at 534 pages, "A Wild Justice" contains few surprises.
The compressed image consists of a colour palette containing few best colours and the coded image.
It is also worth noting that as a discipline biology contains few 'laws'laws
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