The phrase "act of the few" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to actions or decisions made by a small group of individuals that may have a significant impact on a larger population.
Example: "The changes in policy were not a result of public consensus, but rather an act of the few who held power."
Alternatives: "deed of the minority" or "action of a select group".
In the letter to The Times, Mr. Shater, the Brotherhood strategist, said: "Despite our resentment of the continued appearance of productions like the anti-Muslim film that led to the current violence, we do not hold the American government or its citizens responsible for acts of the few that abuse the laws protecting freedom of expression".
Despite our resentment of the continued appearance of productions like the anti-Muslim film that led to the current violence, we do not hold the American government or its citizens responsible for acts of the few that abuse the laws protecting freedom of expression.
Last week, Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia placed a hold on the FOIA Improvement Act, one of the few pieces of legislation that has bipartisan support in Congress, claiming that unnamed "experts" with whom he has consulted told him parts of the bill would "greatly aid corporate defendants and undermine law enforcement efforts," one of his staffers told VICE News.
Dailey & Vincent, the most celebrated new bluegrass act of the last few years, could be playing any number of towns where they, or their genre, have a significant following.
Lady Gaga, the biggest selling female pop act of the past few years, followed up months of support for gay rights with the song Born This Way, in which she sings: "No matter gay, straight, or bi, lesbian, transgendered life, I'm on the right track baby".
Morley has interviewed every major rock'n'roll act of the past few decades, and "next to Iggy and the Stooges and the Velvets", he tells us, classical music "sounded frail; next to Buzzcocks and Public Image, it sounded pompous".
Dios, an L.A. act, is one of the few you mentioned.
Callow, who narrates Asuquo's trial, said: "The Human Rights Act is one of the few laws that enables us to hold the powerful to account.
"Today the STOCK Act is one of the few government ethics laws that fully applies to the president and the vice president".
Critics of the for-profit higher education sector have pointed to the shortcomings of college accrediting bodies, which act as one of the few barriers between colleges and billions of federal student aid dollars.
