Fifty of the girls had escaped but, traumatised and ostracised, they had then been largely left to their own devices, bar a handful sought out by aid workers.
Even if it was just two or three, it's a tragedy, but 300?" Fifty of the girls had escaped but, traumatised and ostracised, they had then been largely left to their own devices, bar a handful sought out by aid workers.
It is possible they will narrow down the options to a mere handful, seeking to know whether the House of Commons might go for a second Brexit referendum or back a "softer" Brexit, say along the lines of Norway's half-in, half-out arrangements with the E.U.
Across Alaska, dozens of coastal towns are at risk of becoming uninhabitable, with a handful actively seeking to relocate.
But while school districts in at least a dozen cities, including New York, have taken steps to limit their support or sponsorship of the Boy Scouts because of the group's exclusion of gay members, only a handful have sought to bar meetings by Scouts on school property.
How to say it A handful of apps seek to lower the language barrier.
Before the all-important business of the Wales squad's table tennis competition, a handful of players seek out the medical staff to soothe the muscles still sore from the defeat to France.
We've reflected on this and several other questions over the last few days: What does it mean when a handful of people seek to define the identities and therefore destinies of hundreds and thousands of people?
A handful of lawmakers seeking a new energy policy are blocking the attempt to override.
A handful of firms sought to capture that growth.
Only a handful of people sought to protest on Sunday.
