Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a small [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But more often the numbers are such that one or perhaps a small number of different releases are duplicated and sent out by post or by telex to media selected from the lists detailed in Chapter 2 . |
| 2 | This may particularly apply where only a small number of items are involved , e.g. jewellery/carpets . |
| 3 | Land which in 1947 had little development value , and therefore no claim or only a small claim on the fund , may at some future date acquire considerable development value . |
| 4 | Certainly the thought must occur to anyone acquainted with almost any part of science , or even a small selection of scientific laws . |
| 5 | A number made the comment that only a small part of the training was of direct use on the family unit . |
| 6 | The view of the Pleiades is much more breathtaking with my 7 × 50 binoculars than with the lowest power I can use on my large reflector , because the small field of view with the telescope means that only a small part of the cluster can be seen at any one time . |
| 7 | He noted that only a small part of the ancient Sicàn capital , covering an area 1.5 x 1 km , had been excavated so far . |
| 8 | Public Health Nursing is still to a large extent task-oriented and the findings in a survey of the work load of the Public Health Nurse in Ireland in 1986 showed that only a small percentage of time ( 0.2% ) was spent directly on health education , although it is acknowledged that health promotion is a component of tasks and policy in all aspects of their role . |
| 9 | But Greenpeace insist that only a small percentage of the fish caught by the seals are of interest to the fishermen , and that over-fishing remains the main threat to North Sea fish stocks . |
| 10 | You will find that only a small quantity of milk is necessary and that a quarter of a pint is quite sufficient to accompany the full daily Fibre-Filler allowance an eighth of a pint with each portion . |
| 11 | This contrast is a familiar one in the sociology of policing and the subject of much comment , all of which argues that only a small minority of policemen and women define their work in terms of social service . |
| 12 | The first feature to note is that only a small minority of the listed inhabitants — five persons out of forty-seven — owned any land at all . |
| 13 | She emphasised that only a small proportion of the 30 million eggs eaten daily in the UK would be affected . |
| 14 | Scientists are concerned that their increasing use may be having a damaging effect on river and animal life , although it is acknowledged that only a small proportion of the phosphate in our rivers and lakes comes from domestic sources . |
| 15 | If the function of the leave requirement is to weed out unarguable or vexatious cases it might be expected that only a small proportion of cases would fail at this stage . |
| 16 | The designer , aided by the development process must try to ensure that only a small proportion of teachers fall at each fence — a forbidding challenge . |
| 17 | However , it is widely known that only a small proportion of such qualifying mergers are referred , and further that vertical mergers are a small proportion of the total . |
| 18 | All of this means that only a small fraction of all T cells will respond to any given antigen ( see figure , top ) . |
| 19 | In the case of the incubator thesis , there is evidence ( certainly from London — Nicholson , Brinkley and Evans , 1981 ) that few sections of industry seek out inner-urban locations , and that only a small number of companies migrate outwards in the classical fashion . |
| 20 | There were some fears however that only a small number of member firms would survive , and the concentration of business amongst a few firms would lead to higher transactions costs and hence lower turnover and liquidity . |
| 21 | The ideal toy is very light , so that only a small amount of effort moves it a long way , and very soft , so that sharp feline claws and teeth can sink into it in a satisfying way . |
| 22 | One of the advantages of using stripes for a garment is that only a small amount of each yarn is needed and the width of the stripes can also be varied , depending on the amount of each yarn which is available . |
| 23 | The minister said that only a small amount of radioactive material had escaped . |
| 24 | Although studies have revealed that only a small subgroup of such diabetics have reduced plasma renin , in those with nephropathy both plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone tend to be decreased ( Christlieb , 1978 ) . |
| 25 | Although only a small minority of Europeans live in disadvantaged rural areas the land which they occupy constitutes as much as half of the total surface area of western Europe . |
| 26 | Although only a small minority of elderly households lack basic amenities or live in unfit dwellings , it is also important to question the suitability of the housing stock for older people 's needs . |
| 27 | The starting point for the three readings that follow is the increased numbers of children under 5 whose parents both work , and who are cared for outside the family ( whether in a day nursery or with a child minder ) for a major part of the day ( 25 per cent of children under 5 in the United Kingdom had working mothers in 1976 , although only a small proportion of these were working full-time ) . |
| 28 | However , Marine Harvest , the former Unilever subsidiary which was bought over by the US MariFarms Inc Group last year , has remained in the US market although only a small proportion of its 10,000 tonnes production from Scotland is sent there . |
| 29 | Although only a small number of pupils in Wales completed the tests in Welsh , no problems were found specifically relating to the Welsh language in translated tests . |
| 30 | Although only a small number of weapons had been eliminated , scientists had calculated that just 5 per cent of the weapons that existed were sufficient to destroy the world . |