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He was one of the few Belfast IRA members who managed to gain the respect of hard-line elements in south Armagh and Tyrone .

Cerro de Pasco has never been a beauty spot. But the few local landmarks, such as the main church, would disappear into the hole by 2014.

Singer-songwriter Imogen Heap was one of the few British winners, picking up best engineered non-classical album for Ellipse.

The court is one of the few institutions in which people have to do some elite thinking.

These are one of the few ways that energy from transient sources like the wind can be stored in grid-filling quantities.

Asia excluding Japan is one of the few regions to have continued to grow during the recession for luxury goods companies.

Now, he appeared to be one of the few Wall Street leaders who grasped the enormity of the credit crisis.

It was one of the few cases where the stalker acted on his warning.

I showed him my tiny purse. He took it and laughed as he counted the few coins. Then he took out his wallet.

For its part, BHP Billiton sees Potash Corp as one of the few takeover targets that would make a difference to its long-term growth.

I thought him a man of few words, as he seldom spoke on the few occasions when we met.

The few servants who had not died had run away in the night. No one had remembered little Miss Mary. She was all alone.

And New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he's 'unique once again' for being one of the few Republicans in attendance.

She was one of the few gentle women I have ever known, and has remained throughout my life the measure of what a human being can be.

The few of us climbed up a rockery, rockery can stand to see many high-rise, so the United States and ah!

He was one of the few players from that squad to keep his place in the national team after Menezes took over.

He is said to be one of the few non-German policymakers to have had influence over Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor.

That was one of the few times that I saw him act like a father.

One day, Bourke introduced me to Salote Cina, the resort's sports director and one of the few women to hold such a position in Fiji.

Harry's broom jumped into his hand at once, but it was one of the few that did.

Qadaffi was one of the few muslims that have been working with us to help squash AlQaeda and it's affiliates.

See, this was one of the few place in Europe where they ate octopus customarily.

One of the few lightweight cars to offer RWD and a mid-engined configuration was the original Honda Beat.

Ironically, Lane herself was one of the few people who didn't care for her most enduring work.

Within moments, water filled the building. Mr. Takahashi was one of the few survivors.

He's one of the few people I know who gives me a run for my money, and I wish we met more often.

Purchasing a house is one of the few investment vehicles available to Chinese people and is often considered a pre-condition for marriage.

Tom was among the few who managed to live through the enemy prison camp.

He was among the few who managed to live through the experiences in the enemy prison camp.

Villagers say he was the last baby that officials tried to snatch, and one of the few returned home.

Mr Kouchner was one of the few Frenchmen to see merit in the Iraq intervention, though he criticised its aftermath.

Isamu Noguchi was one of the few people who tried to combine sculpture with garden in the first half of the 20th century.

A responsible administrator (one of the few in Cloud City's history), he made sure to lose all his winnings to the house by night's end.

He was one of the few players who did well against us at Goodison and he's a class act.

Much as I love how Deke has played, opponents don't double team him on the few occasions when he gets the ball down low.

If you reject the notion that this nation's promise is reserved for the few, your voice must be heard in this election.

When it was time to leave, I said "thank you" in Korean, using some of the few words I had learned.

This time, his relative calm was unnerving. "It was one of the few times at Apple when I got a chill, " says someone who was in the meeting.

So we do not know what will really happen in the few days, but I cannot say it is not real.

The Mac was one of the few products that failed to live up to expectations in the June quarter (Apple's fiscal Q3).

Before the war, East Prussia was home to over two million people. The last of the few thousand survivors were all expelled by 1948.

On several occasions, she rode the bus home with Holly and was one of the few friends ever permitted to stay over on a school night.

Bayer MaterialScience is one of the few companies capable of manufacturing CNTs of a consistently high quality on an industrial scale.

I've learned much more about the tyres now with the few runs we had and I'm ready to start the fight.

A man of several nicknames, including Dave and Boss, Garven Dreis was one of the few "veterans" the Alliance could boast in its early days.

Business investment is one of the few strong spots now, suggesting that this provision helped.

The men had known each other since college and Sid was one of the few people who'd be completely straight with Dennis.

It was one of the few errors in the program. Really really difficult entry into this lift.

Originating in Spain, Angelica Root was one of the few spices that were actually exported from Europe to the Orient.

That this is a problem is one of the few things that everyone in education seems to agree upon.

disarmament is not the prerogative of the few. All countries have the right to participate therein on an equal footing.

The Godfather is one of the few films in which I personally did not find any significant weakness even after many viewings .

Mounted with large and heavy guns, it was one of the few tanks that didn't have treads, and was designed to overrun any obstacle.

It was a beautiful city, one of the few in Britain to have a genuinely indigenous culture. And that whole way of life was destroyed.

More notable, the man who has multiplied Plymouth's sales by five is one of the few crack motormen who did not rise from the bench.

The next step will be to see if any of the few bottles that he's recovered are still saleable.

If this dolphin is now deemed to be extinct, scientists say it would be one of the few large aquatic mammals to be wiped out in 300 years.

In a fine Language and in a voice of implicit richness, Jiu Ge is one of the few lyric art treasures in ancient China.

As a messenger at the ghetto hospital, Mr Edelman was one of the few allowed out.

Nixon's visit to China is one of the few occasions where a state visit brought about a seminal change in international affairs.

The few dates she had were disasters everything reminded her of her ex or made her anxious so she took a time out.

Also he kept three or four pigs and a cow. they were all pastured in the few acres left of the Grimes place and Jake did little enough work.

He was among the few who managed to live through the enemy prison camp.

It's a good step towards beating the afternoon doldrums thanks to that little bit of a caffeine burst and the few quiet minutes it entails.

It was probably one of the few times in the recent history of Europe that someone claimed to be a Jew to avoid persecution.

It is one of the few ways to escape from the "bubbles" in which they live and to get out of their own skins.

Dud Bolt was one of the few Podracer pilots realized as a puppet rather than an all computer-generated creation.

After all, this was one of the few rich countries that skipped the global house-price boom.

The few can no longer dictate the course of mankind, and the path is opening up for the final stages of duality, as you know it.

This seems to be one of the few instances in plasma physics where nature works in our favor.

And I recommend it to you as well, as one of the few sources we'll ever hear about these things from.

Getting perfect grades and attending an elite college was one of the few ways up I could see.

Dale is one of the few firms that casts metal type for use in handset printing, and has provided her with a supply of virgin type.

Merili was one of the few genuine Prophets working within the Church of the Dark Side, and she became Syn's spiritual advisor.

Barge freight prices have soared on the Ohio River, one of the few waterways in the region on which grain is still being shipped.

and to retrace, as quietly as she could, the few steps of unnecessary intimacy she had been gradually led along.

Wenger: It was the right move for Henry to move [to New York Red Bulls]. He looks very happy with the few words I had with him today.

He would be one of the few Jedi to return unscathed from that first engagement. . . at least physically.

"We need to say ok to it and put the ball in the regime's court, " says one of the few veteran dissidents left in Damascus.

It was one of the few signs of feistiness from China all afternoon.

Darwin wrote one of the few scientific treatises, maybe the only one, worth reading as a work of literature.

One of the few things the French make on a grand scale. Artistically done, too, as if they cherished a deep affection even for the symbol.

For the moment, however, one of the few export commodities is waste heading to China to be recycled.

She was one of the few stay-at-home moms in Ramsey Hill and was famously averse to speaking well of herself or ill of anybody else.

He said, "Good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching .

Not a splendid show, but there was a great deal of love done up in the few little bundles.

The 13-year veteran will be one of the few players on the roster this season who did not go through the Golden State humiliation.

China is seen as the rising rival and an unfair competitor and is one of the few foreign-policy topics with great relevance on Main Street.

There was the dream itself, and there was a memory connected with it that had swum into his mind in the few seconds after waking.

"Never mind, " I said, intoxicated more with the sound of my own voice than with the few drinks we had had.

China, Timken said in its most recent annual report, was 'one of the few growth stories of 2009. '

Powell, the sixth son of church pastors, is one of the few among the many famous Jamaican sprinters who has not emigrated.

That was one of the few things his predecessor was judged to have got about right.

These religious leaders are among the few people to have seen the president in five months, apart from his immediate family.

There was no doubt that, notwithstanding the few Cassandras who correctly prophesied gloom and doom, the profession had failed colossally.

Antoine Claudet was one of the few people legally able to take daguerreotypes there.

During the few weeks at a time when he was at home, he would shuffle around the house making it nice and cozy for Sophie and her mother.

The company is one of the few profitable agribusinesses in an industry that remains stranded in the Dark Ages.

The two men were in the most harrowed state of affection. They scarcely heard the few remaining words with which the scene concluded.

It was also one of the few circuits where he had the measure of his Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher in qualifying.

Since the clearance is so small, the pressure drop across the seal faces, as the few drops flow out, is equal to the pump pressure.

During the few years of peace which followed, there was no substantial reduction in Spanish governmental expenditures.

Opportunity International is one of the few organisations offering secure and accessible savings accounts to the poor.

The human nature of the damage, survivors of the few biotechnology to protect you, to assume its responsibility Save the Earth you are!

He was 64 and his wish to die at home was one of the few decisions he was able to make in the traumatic year that followed.

In the present global economic downturn, China is among the few countries that have the economic muscle to pull the world out of it.

he had just lived through in a moment the few hours which had been left to him.

And how much EA SPORTS marketing choices and the few time to develop the game have influenced your first intention?

When Taliban took over this region, this was one of the few girls' schools that remained open.

The knowledge and power of the Information Age will be within reach not just of the few, but of every classroom, every library, every child.

He was one of the few Belgians able to gather support from the fractious French and Dutch language groups in the country.

Although these kind of degrees are popular in Europe, Fuqua is one of the few business schools in the US to launch such a programme.

This Diary of a Blonde Cook is one of the few stories on my web site that is not an original, but it needed to be illustrated and shared.

It was one of the few development programs operating in isolated Aceh prior to the tsunami.

Before that she was a science teacher in Texas -- one of the few states not to adopt the common core standards.

This quarter was one of the few quarters in the past three years when it did not increase operating profits faster than sales, he added.

He sunk his teeth into the crocodile's nose, one of the few soft places on th reptile's body, and it let go of him.

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children.

Among the few who did not give up were two Japanese researchers and eventually their persistence paid off.

I wanted to see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

She was one of the few people Jack had ever met whose level of intensity and commitment appeared to match his own.

Hyundai was one of the few manufacturers to increase sales and gain market share during the global economic downturn.

Sweden is one of the few rich European countries for which globalisation has been a benefit, not a threat.

It seems to be one of the few times the macho males get put in their place.

One of the few pieces of good news is that Wall Street finally seems to be coming to grips with the depth of its problems.

Takada Gardens is one of the few Taiwan botanical tourist attractions of any scale left today.

One of the few lit lamps at this time of night beats down on Sean's silver, slicked hair, and ruddy, Irish face.

Singapore is one of the few countries on the world where the number of tourists in a year is greater than the population.

General Richards says he is one of the few commanders ever to be sent in to a theatre of war without a proper reserve.

Ominously for Beijing, the value of the RMB may be one of the few things the fractious American political class seems to agree on.

Many have abandoned hopes for one of the few safe sources of lifetime employment, and they practice job-hopping as if it were a hobby.

UPS was one of the few companies in the United States to offer common carrier service at the time.

And Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace, said the funding pledge was one of the few "plus points" emerging from the meeting.

Rafer was one of the few guys making shots in the 4th, so let's not put it all on him.

He looks on the Earth and thinks it a mystery, it speaks a tongue whose language has long since been forgotten save by the few.

FAITH LAPIDUS: Taylor Marsh was one of the few students who did not choose an entertainer or a movie star.

It has long been shown in a stairwell (one of the few spaces in the museum high enough to house it) but the light has never done it justice.

At the time, Morehouse was one of the few southern colleges that accepted blacks.

Said one: "The few words of the president were from the heart, to the heart. They cannot be read without emotion. "

That was one of the few times in the speech when Republicans stood and cheered. Most Democrats stayed seated.

Australia was one of the few rich countries to weather the global downturn without slipping into recession in 2009.

Discovered in the 1950s, oil was one of the few things that drew investment throughout the civil war.

This expectation is one of the few areas of rigorous continuity in U. S. foreign policy over the last three decades.

"Never mind, " I said, intoxicated more with file sound of my own voice than with the few we had had.

As it turned out, one of the few things in Argentina Mr Kirchner could not hope to control was his own health.

In one of the few instances of forces pulling back, there was a rapid build down of American bases abroad after World War II.

In fact, gold is currently one of the few remaining major asset classes where a case could be made for it to rise in a parabolic fashion.

Its size is only a few 100M, the original DVD is one of the few points.

Heretofore I have been trying to save my precious hide, trying to preserve the few pieces of meat that hid my bones. I am done with that.

China is one of the few large economies whose banking system has not been crippled by the global credit crunch.

In addition, keystroke dynamics is one of the few fields where biometrics can be used for continuous authentication.

GM remained one of the few auto companies betting sales will pick up in the second half of the year.

Heavy debt loads in Greece and other European countries had been one of the few drags on an otherwise rising stock market in recent months.

In Angela Merkel, Germany also has one of the few EU leaders able to translate national power into international influence.

Yetis are said to be heavily built and hairy. Footprints are one of the few pieces of hard evidence supporting the existence of Yetis.

Mr Fink was one of the few directors who remained on speaking terms with everyone.

As Despot of the Morea, Constantine had been one of the few Byzantine generals to meet some success against the Turks.

Mr. Ross can enjoy the delights of living at home during the season because he is one of the few ballplayers playing for a hometown team.

In the few minutes that I have, let me identify a few of the key themes and major tasks that make up the challenge.

It was one of the few times in the 20 years that he's owned the team that Allen hit something right.

Dye, who says he's never drwan a set of golf course plan in his life, is one of the few architects who builds his own courses.

If PPR were to challenge LVMH more directly, the result would be further tussles over the few remaining independent luxury-goods firms.

The Leafy Sea Dragon is one of the few sea creatures with its own built-in camouflage.

Even Kazakhs rich enough to turn to the few private clinics are not protected if, say, they suffer a heart attack and need urgent transport.

Procrastination can even be a form of rebellion, one of the few forms available under such circumstances.

If you're one of the few, the proud, who specializes in this area, you're likely to have plenty of business in the upcoming years.

That was one of the few injuries which was arguably an indirect consequence of that illicit romance.

Justinian himself was one of the few infected by the plague who, in the end, survived.

In addition, mouse dynamics is one of the few fields where biometrics can be used for continuous authentication.

Would he accept that the cousins and extended family of his own daughters be destroyed to preserve the interests of the few?

Ceramics are one of the few materials that are durable and stable enough to withstand the corrosive effect of bodily fluids.

2008, everybody was looking around for cash. Berkshire was one of the few places that was actually providing liquidity.

Of drugs or medicines she had almost none. And she was not willing to take any from the few supplies at the Confederate hospital.

I thought it was appealing as it looks unusual to a visitor from overseas & was definitely worth the few penny's I paid to stay there.

It's a key concept that makes such a difference in life that it's one of the few things I really want to teach my children.

I haven't the heart to tell him I'm leaving. I leave the knapsack behind, with the few things that were left me.

Mr Nakagawa, one of the few senior politicians around Mr Abe not to have visited China recently, is rather less effusive.

That leaves adjusting tax rebates for exporters as one of the few policy tools at Beijing's disposal to help address exporters' woes.

Over the few days I spent at this place I actually became friends with him.

The business unit is one of the few suppliers to operate along the entire value chain, from raw material to finished acrylic.

although proof of the benefits of multi vitamins is still far from certain, the few dollars you spend on them is probably a good investment.

Speaking of trident maple, here are a bunch of seedlings . This maple is one of the few that are heat tolerant. See, very few burned leaves.

But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many.

Building these processors is one of the few manufacturing industries the United States still dominates.

She often talks on the telephone to one of the few friends who has stuck by her, a high school classmate named Cynthia Lieberbaum.

Twitter released a statement from Mr. Milner in which he called Twitter 'one of the few companies that has truly changed the world. '

But one of the few similarities between real life conversation and what you'd find in a script, is the short sentence.

Carina is one of the few undead who will take pity on her victims. She's been know to cry after each kill she has made.

Coffee today is grown and enjoyed worldwide, and is one of the few crops that small farmers in third-world countries can profitably export.

Yet with China likely to be one of the few major economies to show growth next year, the question is pretty crucial.

Florence 1 One of the few places in Europe where I have understood that at the heart of my revolt consent is dormant.

Old Doctor Portman was one of the few who came from the venerable gate.

Nini is one of the few human beings on the planet for future generations, her ancestors were in charge of the king of magic planet Pandora.

Because it was the capital city, it has grown to be one of the few large towns in the tropical zones of the world.

Another support power to keep in mind is the Mine Drop which is one of the few reasons to get an Air Tower before teching up.

In the few theaters where the film was playing, every seat had been sold out, for the entire weekend.

This is one of the few towns that remained intact after the Dark Elves took over the caves and labyrinths of Ygg-Chall.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the few alternative rock bands that have consistently maintained their sound over the years.

In the few days of term we have had so far I have received a positive response from students. Lots of students are signed up.

Vanuatu was one of the few places that was colonised jointly by two countries.

This, unexpectedly is from the time of the few lament all day he will become energetic old mouth.

Badly-designed navigation is one of the few truly mortal sins that you can commit as a web professional.

One of the few notions from game theory to penetrate the popular culture was the distinction of zero-sum and nonzero -sum games.

To summarize, I would like to say that charity is to make the poor aware that poverty is created by the few people who are greedy.

They usually live on sea ice and am one of the few members of my family able to spend long amounts of time in water.

The few biased individuals with the Norwegian Nobel Committee have no right to judge, and Western governments have no right to interfere.

Iron ore, coking coal, alumina and fertiliser are among the few key commodities whose price is still negotiated in annual contracts.

Egypt was one of the few to improve its standing, up from 143rd to 127th place out of 178 countries.

British born social anthropologist Jo Wreford is one of the few white people in South Africa to have qualified as a sangoma.

The real e-government is by no means a simple "Government Online Project" , and certainly not one of the few web-based website system.

Biggs was one of the few privileged class on Tatooine.

One of the few wines that makes a natural match with ham, this Beaujolais was fine with a simmering pot of rice, ham and collard greens.

The premier's annual press conference following the National People's Congress is one of the few chances the media have to question him.

In those cultures the future is considered to be in the hands of "fate, " "God, " or at least the few powerful people or families.

Arhat Temple, one of the few ancient structures still standing in Chongqing, is now surrounded by skyscrapers.

I told them of my plan to save money by moving out of my beach cottage and renting a room for the few remaining months.

The United States is deep in deficit, with military spending one of the few areas where cuts are conceivable, though not desirable.

They often repeat the few phrases they're allowed to say over and over again, further infuriating the customers.

For who knows what is good for a man in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes through like a shadow?

In my view this would be a dangerous mistake, as China's robust growth is one of the few bright spots in the world economy.

Later, he added that he was "one of the few people who went to Washington to get away from politics" .

Nicholson runs the butchery side, and is one of the few in the business still to visit farms to choose his animals.

One of the few recognisable pieces of the aircraft was a white fuselage panel showing the logo of Aeroflot, Russia's national carrier.

The Lyell Glacier is the largest glacier in Yosemite National Park and is one of the few remaining in the Sierra Nevada today.

But even the few who can afford it seem to be having second thoughts.

The U. S. company is one of the few foreign participants with significant market share.

Louis Vuitton, a maker of leather goods and clothes, is one of the few luxury brands to have prospered online.

Mining is one of the few areas of South Africa's depressed economy that has already begun to bounce back.

In atomic spectroscopy, the subject of isotope shifts is one of the few problems that links atomic and nuclear physics.

I am lucky to be working in theoretical physics, one of the few areas in which disability is not a serious handicap.

He began testing one of the few foods he could stomach -- hot dogs.

Indeed Dalian is one of the few Chinese cities that make it into international livability rankings.

It would seem, then, that retail is one of the few industries in which foreigners are really welcome.

Then a board tipped up and the body slipped the few feet from a lowered aircraft carrier elevator into the sea.

Ms Silva is not very charismatic either, but she is one of the few other people in Brazilian politics with a biography to rival Lula's.

Of all the games of 2010 murder mystery Heavy Rain for the PS3 was one of the few that truly delivered.

'Lover's Island' just off the Croatian coast is one of the few naturally occurring heart shapes on Earth.

Mexico is one of the few countries that has yet to be carved up by brewing's super powers, though it is unlikely to remain so.

Thus, the ship and crew made its home in one of the few ports the Trade Federation wanted no part of.

I am old enough to be one of the few in our group to have actually seen the original film at a theater in 1977.

She later wrote that John Vanderpoel was one of the few real teachers she knew.

It's also one of the few beaches around the country where smoking is not allowed, which is one reason it's so pristine.

But soccer is one of the few games where the scoreboard can be completely misleading.

After all, spending money on a resume writer is one of the few expenditures that will have good return right away.

By the few accounts have leaked out of Apple's tightly sealed PR machine, the iPad would appear to be Steve Jobs' baby.

George says that was one of the few times he has seriously contemplated divorce.

Humorous ads remain one of the few effective ways to engage an audience in a very saturated advertising market.

Harry laughed, but he was one of the few who did.

Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term maintenance of body weight.

Digg and Wikipedia would do well to stop pretending they're operated by the many and start thinking of ways to rein in the power of the few.