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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a few respond" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that a small number of people or things are replying or reacting to something.
Example: "In the survey, a few respond positively to the new policy changes."
Alternatives: "some reply" or "a handful answer".
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Some deities consider this "not done," and a few respond quite badly.
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A few responded: "I'm a rescuer," one said.
A few responded but later said his claims were not valid, he said.
More than a few responded by clicking the buh-bye button.
Forbes left messages for every nonprofit mentioned in this story; only a few responded.
It was in this climate though that more than a few responded with a resounding, "I don't fucking think so".
The scores for patients' satisfaction (five responses: poor, fair, good, very good, excellent) showed significant differences between the groups across all 12 items, although only a few responded to each item as poor or fair.
Then a few students respond, "No sir" Watson and Crick uncovered the structure of DNA.
However, it is also possible for a group of cells to be exposed to the same signal, but for only a few to respond.
These data indicate that regardless of sensitivity, most genes, with a few exceptions, respond with similar patterns in expression in the presence of drug.
In court, a few journalists responded by holding up two fingers in a victory symbol.
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