Example sentences of "set up small " in BNC.

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1 In the last few years , the RMCs have also been used extensively by outside clients , most notably by the MSC 's Training Services Division which has commissioned programmes for unemployed managers , especially those intending to set up small businesses .
2 In Lesotho , a project to set up small plantations for fuelwood failed to consult local villagers , and the plantations are now underused and uneconomic .
3 Some miners used these payments to try and set up small businesses or farms .
4 Rich Athenians set up small factories in which the chief , but not the sole , source of labour was slaves .
5 In the Old City men set up small roadside stalls around big red earthenware pots containing jal jeera , a dark , spicy , green liquid which burns the mouth but cools the body : a more primitive yet more effective coolant than anything on offer in the new town .
6 Even the CYL became involved with the tide , setting up small businesses to help raise money ( ZGQN 16. 7. 1988 : 15 ) .
7 Other specific provision includes an ESL ( English as a Second Language ) initiative which seeks to help unwaged individuals from ethnic minorities to look at the skills involved in setting up small businesses or entering self-employment .
8 Some firms in the US and France have tackled the problems of isolation by setting up small centres which are a meeting point for homeworkers as well as a focus for organization .
9 True to a tradition dating back to World War II underwater demolition and beach reconnaissance teams , they had not only a high standard of swimming and small boat skills , but also patrolled ashore , and set up small but deadly ambushes .
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