Flame's targets were almost certainly a handful of computers operating sensitive aspects of nuclear programs in the Middle East.
A handful of others operate, but most were allowed only after appealing to the judiciary.
Today, just a handful of businesses operate along the shoreline, which is marred by vacant warehouses and barren patches used as parking lots.
Last week it was revealed that a handful of labs operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDCC) faced serious and repeated sanctions, and even secretly had their permits suspended for serious safety violations while working with bioterror pathogens.
A small percentage of buildings in New York City, most of them with only a handful of units, operate on a system that might draw shudders from apartment owners accustomed to running to the super or calling a managing agent for any concern.
A handful of partners operated as investment bankers in a very quiet setting.
Little T's, based in Trenton, Ill., is one of a handful of businesses operated by fashion designers that make money by charging families for items such as clothing or photographs in exchange for the chance to work at a runway show, gifting suite or photo shoot.
The "Other" group, comprised mainly of BlackBerry users and a handful of other operating systems (including Symbian, Nokia, and HTC) saw the highest ad click-through rate.
This year, even wretched Zimbabwe's stockmarket has just about kept pace with the country's rampant inflation rate.Many of Africa's bourses are tiny, listing only a handful of companies and operating for just a few minutes a week.
He pointed to China as one example, saying the firm can really excel there because it is one of just a handful of global banks operating in the country.
