Example sentences of "[art] small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been argued that the liberals ' respect for property precluded any satisfaction of land-hungry labourers ( some of whom had seized land in the troubles , a process of which we know nothing ) , and that the abolition of the guilds — again the programme of the eighteenth-century economists — worsened the condition of the small artisan . |
| 2 | The small lobby had a high plastic desk at which the manageress sat . |
| 3 | Emil beckoned me towards the kitchen end , and I went up there into the small lobby with a serving counter , a space that made a needed gap between the hot glittering galley and the actual dining area . |
| 4 | Forcing herself to assume a composure she was far from feeling , Gina allowed him to usher her from the small lobby behind the front door into a living-room of graceful proportions . |
| 5 | Thrusting the heavy wooden doors of the lift open as they reached her floor , she precipitated herself into the small lobby from which the corridor to her room led , recoiling in dismay as a tall figure unwound itself from one of the two easy chairs beside a small table graced with a vase of fresh flowers . |
| 6 | I cross the small vegetable patch to the open toilet with its wedged branch support . |
| 7 | In effect , the small publisher ‘ subpublishes ’ their songs through a big company like SBK or Warner-Chappell . |
| 8 | The small publisher collects money in the same way as a larger one , but a bigger publisher has extra staff to promote a writer 's repertoire . |
| 9 | In that case , the small publisher invests money to own the new writer 's copyrights . |
| 10 | Distribution is often the small publisher 's main headache , so canvas your possible outlets beforehand . |
| 11 | This was the 2ème Régiment Étrangere de Parachutistes jumping over Kolwezi in southern Zaire to save 2,000 European hostages from Katangese rebels who had attacked the small mining town some days previously . |
| 12 | Roman caught her before she could fall and carried her to the small settee . |
| 13 | Note the small painting of St Wenceslas by the Monogrammist I. W. , 1543 . |
| 14 | The small painting of ‘ Child with a Rattle ’ ( 1611 ) attributed to Paul Van Somer is an icon of the child as power and property , as the garments he wears control and contain his figure . |
| 15 | Two boys leaned over the small gate . |
| 16 | Go through the small gate on the west side of the road and follow the track . |
| 17 | Among the small minority of combatants who found it difficult to adjust to civilian life after the war , who were anti-semitic , militantly anti-communist and concerned about the continued decline of Britain , individuals were almost as likely to be anti-fascist as supporters of fascism . |
| 18 | Both traditions were very marginal in their impact in the inter-war period ; their practitioners were regarded as highly eccentric by the small minority who knew of their activities , and as a nuisance by the police . |
| 19 | Mosley 's opposition to this national change of mood meant that for the small minority who still wished to maintain the peace of Europe at any price , he was momentarily seen as an alternative leader who would keep Britain out of a war . |
| 20 | The small minority of right-wing women who have formed organizations to support the interests of the oligarchy are primarily ladies of leisure — wives and mothers from the wealthiest sectors of Salvadorean society . |
| 21 | In the Fourth Duma ( 1912–17 ) the government showed little concern to defuse opposition or to exploit the deep divisions between its more moderate critics and the small minority of radical Left deputies . |
| 22 | Inevitably there are conflicts between these various functions : a highly progressive tax system may well undermine work effort among the small minority of large wealth-owners ; a strong anti-inflation policy may well mean high levels of taxation which can have effects — positive and negative — on work incentives ; and so on . |
| 23 | It is also the case that , in practice , social purpose Adult Education has frequently concerned itself exclusively with the small minority of politically active , leftist members of the working class , usually , though not always , via trade union education . |
| 24 | If you are one of the small minority with an EDSI drive you can add up to seven additional drives . |
| 25 | Differences between Austria and Italy were formally resolved on June 19 over the status of the German-speaking minority ( and the small minority speaking the Romansch dialect of Ladin ) in the Italian autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige . |
| 26 | Recently government ministers and the media have tended to concentrate on the small minority of very young women who have had babies and who live on their own . |
| 27 | Clare levered the coins off the counter , and carried her cup out into the small enclosure , where she balanced it on an unsteady iron table , her feet cushioned by a carpet of litter . |
| 28 | AFTER being ill-served for many years by the investment industry , the small investor at last has a choice of funds which follow share indices . |
| 29 | If there is not quite an embarrassment of riches , there is enough to make the small investor blush at the choice . |
| 30 | The Government is therefore relying on the institutions to help guard against the problems that would be caused by any variations in regional demand from the small investor . |