Sentence examples for background few from inspiring English sources

I don't think this was the result of his very grand background (few jazzmen can boast a member of the Gunpowder Plot as an ancestor), nor even his own hyper-traditional beginnings — Eton college, Windsor, and the Brigade of Guards.

As he notes, the Americans attracted to jihad in recent years are generally far less formidable — amateurs with no military background, few technical skills and scant knowledge of Islam, though there are exceptions.

Background: Few studies have identified effective nursing interventions for today's psychiatric settings.

Background: Few epidemiologic studies of physical violence or intimate partner violence provide population-based surveillance data.

Background: Few studies have examined the combined effects of psychosocial treatment and pharmacotherapy for bipolar disorder.

Background: Few treatment studies of schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) have investigated the new, atypical antipsychotic drugs.

For poor women with low educational backgrounds, few or no job skills and harsh economic conditions further reduced hopes of securing employment.

And with fewer students from farm backgrounds, fewer gravitate to rural jobs, especially if a spouse needs work, too.

But on other questions he would face as treasury secretary, his corporate background offers few clues.

In the background, the few radio stations that can still broadcast convey the messages of agonized families and friends.

L. Hunt (you possibly know his background), a few other Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man from other areas.