Sentence examples for historically fewer from inspiring English sources

Record executives have tended to be Humean: though they can tell you how they feel when they listen to a song, they don't believe anyone can know with confidence whether a song is going to be a hit, and, historically, fewer than twenty per cent of the songs picked as hits by music executives have fulfilled those expectations.

Division executives have employed pricing strategies aimed at sustaining profit margins rather than sales volume, with historically fewer price incentives than rival brands.

Historically, fewer than 1% of U.S. companies have raised capital from VCs. "To raise venture capital, you need to be working on something that is scalable and has the potential to be a hundreds of million or even billion dollar business," Tellerman explains.

Historically, few data exist to guide dosing in children and pregnant women.

Historically, few relationships between neighbours have been as schizophrenic as the love-hate relationship between Russia and Poland.

Historically, few people seeking beauty in science have displayed a baroque sensibility.

Historically, few topics have provoked as much hostility in the United States as interracial sex.

Historically, few genres have faced more derision (or parody) than performance poetry.

Even historically, few outside the realm of the manor house and haute cuisine ever sat down to such epic and layered meals.

Most C.E.O.s know that they should devote time to helping their companies get along after they're gone, but historically few have done so.

Historically, few other large-scale health initiatives have succeeded to such an extent; smallpox, which was eradicated by 1979, is among the rare and more notable examples.