The phrase "a few adapt" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an incomplete expression and lacks clarity without additional context.
Example: "While many species struggle to survive, a few adapt to the changing environment."
Alternatives: "some adjust" or "a handful adapt."
Only a few adapt rapidly enough to stay among the most fit in the population (Rouzine et al., 2003; Brunet et al., 2007; Desai and Fisher, 2007; Hallatschek, 2011; Goyal et al., 2012; Desai et al., 2013; Neher and Hallatschek, 2013) and thus have a chance to continue into the future.
This process confirmed that most of the translations were appropriate, with a few adapted items.
The picture we get from the above scenario is one where, when a secluded niche, such as an island, is initially invaded by very few individuals, successive steps of saeptation and/or reinforcement among a few adapted individuals will be greatly favoured by the initial inbreeding episode.
They ran a few Adapt-N simulations in previous years, usually coming up with recommendations that were lower than or similar to their own rates.
For a daring few, adapting the caftan style of the Islamic world is a contender for Western dress.
But once on the list, she discovered the few adapted bungalows available have an age requirement of 55-plus.
The languages of most cultures with monastic traditions possess special terms to denote bondage and freedom; a few languages adapt terms of common parlance that are then understood by members of society to refer to theologically adumbrated types of bondage and freedom.
There are even a few that adapt the original idea to related subjects, such as matrimony.
A few have adapted to freshwater, and some have even adapted to live on land (e.g. garden snails), but this evolution took millions of years and special adaptations.
Search "cat box" on the Ikea Hacker blog (http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com) to see how a few people adapted stock sink cabinets to accommodate litter boxes.
The first half of the opening concert included a few pieces adapted from recordings of Machito's orchestra in the 1940's, short and magisterial.
