The phrase "a few columns of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small number of vertical sections in a table, document, or layout.
Example: "The report includes a few columns of data that summarize the key findings."
Alternatives: "several columns of" or "a couple of columns of".
They said that they would have to consult an authority on these subjects and asked to photograph a few columns of one of the manuscripts.
The tool tray you use won't just be a few columns of brush and cursor icons, but an actual rack of brushes sitting next to the model you're working on.
Exploiting that n ≪ m and that only a few columns of Y ~ V are required, determines that the PCT (first operation) can be computed in only 2m n 2 flops, which are basically due to the calculation of the SVD of Y ~.
Not this 140-character Twitter stuff we're adapting to now, but thoughtful, concise and fairly written essays about the issues of the day that sometimes consumed a few columns of newsprint yet kept you engaged the whole time.
If only a few columns of a category view are required, then the use of the XPath-based tables is recommended.
However, if a compact source support has been determined, only a few columns of the system matrices related to the nodes in the support need to be calculated, and this may reduce the computational cost to a great extent.
And if not, then I've got a few columns' worth of fodder in my future.
Inside, the walls were hand-painted with what looked like a biblical landscape and a few columns made out of Styrofoam stood in the corner.
A list of new St-Germain cocktails could fill a few columns, but the mix of the liqueur, Champagne and sparkling water known as the St-Germain cocktail was perhaps the most common, mixed by high-end watering holes like Bourbon & Branch in San Francisco and the Zig Zag Café in Seattle.
Neophilia: One slightly peculiar feature of the current business environment, which I discussed a few columns back, is the positive preference of the market for companies without a past, or a low-tech business on the side.
A picture taken on 27 August clearly shows an erect, rectangular structure surrounded by columns, while a shot taken on Monday showed there was little left besides a few columns in the very outer edges of the site.
