Sentence examples for began few from inspiring English sources

Until the BSE epidemic began, few scientists studied these diseases and little was known about them.

When the financial crisis began, few players on Wall Street looked more ripe for reform than the Big Three credit rating agencies.

Although Mr. Corzine and Mr. Franks had met in two debates that were televised before the survey began, few people had watched.

Among the companies that began operating in the state after the program began, few offer a better window into the obstacles to the federal program's success than the Austin-based company that served Mr. Sifuentes's children, Tutors With Computers.

Of course when we began, few sponsors were willing to categorize their initiatives as either "later" or "nice to do". So most projects were initially put in the "must do" and "now" buckets.

When the year began, few were confident the owners and players could negotiate an agreement without a work stoppage, because the two sides had not negotiated a new agreement without a strike or a lockout for 30 years.

In the four decades since the Apollo and Soyuz missions began, fewer than 500 people all told have become astronauts.

For the first time since records began, fewer Mexicans left the country in 2012 than returned home.

With the playoffs about to begin, few N.B.A. players would dream of covering their eyes.

The Economist has posted an obituary on the main site, which begins:Few people make such a difference.

As the year 2000 begins, few of America's e-commerce leaders are not targets of patent litigation.