The phrase "a few divisions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small number of divisions within a larger context, such as in organizations, military units, or categories.
Example: "The company has a few divisions focused on research and development, marketing, and customer service."
Alternatives: "several divisions" or "a small number of divisions".
Gareth dropped down a few divisions to work under the Class of 92.
Brought to the National Arboretum from Japan in 1973, Chrysanthemum pacificum had gone nowhere -- until 1985, when Mr. Bluemel turned a few divisions into 18,000 plants.
By the time the hijacked cell had undergone a few divisions, all trace of its previous self would have been erased; its several-times-great-granddaughters would have transformed themselves into the new species.Synthesising the genome proved reasonably easy.
Certainly, an army, or at least a few divisions, of credentialed experts on human parenthood long ago stumbled on Mr. Millan's philosophical holy trinity — exercise, discipline and affection equals happiness.
In reproductive cloning, after a few divisions the egg cell is placed into a uterus where it will then hopefully develop into a fetus genetically identical to the donor of the original nucleus.
Under Mr. Rumsfeld, this war would be different: a choreography of a few divisions, backed by precision bombing from an array of warplanes and missiles, all steered toward their targets by a constellation of sensors in the sky that gave commanders a round-the-clock look at the battlefield.
"Then they picked Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh won a few division championships.
After three road games in four nights, Ruff is hoping the team can regain momentum back in Dallas with a few division games.
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At the end of World War II, it contained 89 divisions, but by 1950, there were just 10 active divisions in the force, along with a few reserve divisions such as the 45th Infantry Division which were combat-ineffective.
