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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a decent few" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to refer to a small but satisfactory number of people or things in a positive context. Example: "While many attended the event, a decent few stayed until the end to show their support."
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It has been a decent few weeks for Scott Brown.
It's been a decent few weeks for Luiz Adriano, all in all.
"I've played a decent few games for Liverpool in pre-season, so there will be no problems on that front".
Hull have a decent few minutes of possession, but their probing is looking impotent against a solid Arsenal back-line.
And, while I'm sure that tonight won't have a tidal effect on the polls, it continues what has been a decent few days for the Tories.
Microsoft has had a decent few weeks.
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A sophisticated promotional campaign can get a film a decent opening few days, but, he says, the problem is, they don't sustain, and the reason for that is audience rejection between opening and second weekend.
Hank Steinberg's script portrays Maris (Barry Pepper) as a decent man of few words who was short on magnetism but long on ability and integrity.
John Gruber of Daring Fireball backed this up, saying he heard something similar from a decent source a few months ago.
With a daughter on the way, they wanted more space, more light, a decent kitchen and fewer toxic fumes.
When she was in college, her parents moved an hour southeast, to Petersburg, a town of 4,000, with a nice lake, a decent river and a few taverns.
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