Example sentences of "[adv] [art] smaller [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Beneath the point lies Krander 's whirlpool , a notorious navigational hazard , powerful enough at times to drag down the smaller prahus , so most sailors steer well clear of it .
2 Now in the lock museum I 've taken some locks th that I collected and took them over there they used to do speed locks butted locks sidecar locks er then , as the motor trade changed from all wood frames to metal frames , other types of locks , I took there but this is what is amazing me , they , at the lock museum they highlight all the Willinghall locks which are the padlocks , which are locks er wardrobe locks , cabinet locks and all the smaller type of locks but there was the biggest industry , I mean Walsall locks are still in existence now , they made er er locks for , for , for cars , the Bloxwich lock , that was their biggest trade was er , was er the bigger locks .
3 Right , now they 're both ethers try and name them first in naming them take the biggest hydro-carbon chunk that you can find and pretend that that was an alkane so the smaller chunk then becomes the substituant .
4 Furthermore , central government provides only the smaller portion of public spending on culture : in 1990 , the Départements , Régions and Communes between them spent FFr24 billion and the Ministry of Culture , FFr 11.5 billion .
5 Perhaps a smaller jug would be lighter to carry ?
6 In the event , only a smaller group of about 100 delegates led by Armando Cossutta walked out of the final session of the congress , with the declared intention of continuing the Italian communist tradition elsewhere .
7 This is why organisations like Oxfam argue that virtually all non-concessional debt should be written off by creditors , not just a smaller share of debt taken on before a certain date .
8 Rather than just a smaller version of the New York show , it has been reshaped to provide a detailed overview of the years 1904 to 1917 , and around 130 paintings , together with drawings and sculpture dating from these years will be displayed .
9 The third practice had overspent because it had taken over a smaller practice after the preparatory work on budget setting had been completed , and it had not been able to make an accurate estimate of prescribing costs for the 1300 patients involved .
10 They accused him of altering the figures on receipts for money they had given for the release of prisoners , handing over a smaller sum to creditors and pocketing the difference ; charging prisoners for candles ; taking £5 out of the Poor Box to free a prisoner ; lending them money on their plate and watches which belonged to their creditors .
11 Moreover the smaller scale of the local political system allows minor parties and independents more opportunities than on the national stage ( Gyford et al .
12 The building industry has today an appreciably larger number of men at work than in the years immediately before 1939 , though probably rather a smaller percentage of the total are building new houses .
13 The larger union swallows up the smaller union , and let's get it straight , the T & g are not taking the G M B over .
14 Children were inefficient contributors to the kind of workforce now required and also a smaller proportion of the entire population than in the early years of the century .
15 There was also a smaller counterflow of grants made by the federal government to the republics and provinces .
16 There 's also a smaller pond for the ‘ cheap and cheerful ’ Israeli Koi .
17 Serving up a smaller profit
18 For another , with a large brain the boundaries between areas will take up a smaller proportion of those areas than in small brains .
19 When you pay interest on a mortgage , the amount payable on the first £30,000 is eligible for tax relief , although as the interest makes up a smaller proportion of your payments , the tax relief also lessens .
20 The chances of picking up a smaller prize are much greater .
21 On the credit side , there is probably a smaller gap between the two generations in outlook and interests .
22 ‘ I 'll check out the smaller break for starters .
23 ( 3 ) If the larger company has acquired shares in the smaller company prior to the takeover then , following the reverse takeover offer , it will hold shares in its parent company ( ie the smaller company ) contrary to CA 1985 , s23 .
24 Here the smaller aperture and higher magnification means that the images are not so bright as in the former pairs , and the field is smaller still .
25 Here the smaller scale accompaniment is provided by the Liszt Chamber Orchestra under János Rolla .
26 ‘ It could also have a major effect on existing shopping centres , particularly the smaller shopping parade at Marton .
27 Even the smaller contingent was delayed : less than a quarter of it was in place by April 1st .
28 Wills ( a set of 50 ) and even the smaller firm of Ansties at Devizes came up with ‘ Racehorse Owners and their Colours ’ .
29 Even the smaller sum , however , was large enough to encourage them to proceed .
30 Even the smaller side streets should n't be missed , you 'll find attractive houses in narrow alleyways , small gardens , pretty archways , fountains and quiet courtyards .
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