Example sentences of "only a [adj] amount " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the full tanks weighing about 240 tons each are in balance , one against the other ( by Archimedes ' principle , the loading of the vessels into the tank makes no difference to the overall weight of the tank ) , only a small amount of power is necessary to cause them to move . |
| 2 | When sailing across the wind ( reaching ) the driving force D is acting in almost exactly the required direction , giving the board plenty of forward force F , but only a small amount of sideways force S , which the daggerboard can easily resist . |
| 3 | Sailing close to the wind ( beating ) , the greatest force is sideways with only a small amount of forward force . |
| 4 | Once there is enough wind to plane , though , the back position comes into its own , since with the weight back only a small amount of the board is in contact with the water thus enabling high speeds . |
| 5 | Only a small amount of new tissue is required to fill the gap . |
| 6 | These lowland soils are called Brown Earths because there has been only a small amount of leaching which leaves the humus and chemicals fairly evenly spread between the A and B horizons of the soil . |
| 7 | There is only a small amount of centralised buying ; each department is responsible for its own buying and stock control . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Only a small amount of negative pitch will be used . |
| 11 | Self-control is the key — take only a small amount for each course and you wo n't miss out on anything . |
| 12 | Minimum rates also vary , so if you are buying only a small amount it may be worth shopping around . |
| 13 | Naturally the wounded had to be got away first , but later that day a plane came back over the mountains , and we were lined up again , and told that we could take only a small amount of personal possessions . |
| 14 | And because only a small amount of Gel absorbs a large amount of shock , low profile mid-soles can be used with no loss of cushioning . |
| 15 | Only a small amount of sand is sucked up if the air flow is kept low . |
| 16 | In therapeutic doses ( up to 4 g a day ) paracetamol undergoes glucuronidation and sulphation in the liver with only a small amount being metabolised by cytochromes to the toxic metabolite N -acetyl- p -benzoquinone imine , which is inactivated by hepatic glutathione . |
| 17 | Only a small amount of money could be taken out of the country because of post-war restrictions and , as this was a personal rather than a business trip , he was forced to prepare lectures from which he could earn income while he was away . |
| 18 | Only a small amount is used as within three to four days of becoming free-swimming , the fry will accept freshly-hatched brine shrimp . |
| 19 | This covers a wide range of worship songs , but only a small amount of hymnody . |
| 20 | My father knew I would n't do biology , but he made me do chemistry and only a small amount of mathematics . |
| 21 | Only a small amount of the green was needed to change the yellow in contrast with the large amount of yellow needed to affect the green ( LEFT ) |
| 22 | The components come ready-prepared for assembly and only a small amount of drilling is needed to attach the conservatory to the base and the wall . |
| 23 | As yet , these schools account for only a small amount of annual expenditure — 3 million in 1989–90 — but the government 's expenditure plans provide for this sum to increase ( to 20 million by 1991–2 ) as more schools choose to ‘ opt out ’ of LEA control and financing ( HM Treasury , 1990 , Table 11.1 ) . |
| 24 | Will they think that he is getting a massive discount , as he will have to pay only a small amount ? |
| 25 | They cause objects to seem to shift in position by only a small amount , which is what objects plausibly can be expected to do in the real world . |
| 26 | Although it is thought it contained only a small amount of money , there is concern about confidential documents which also went missing . |
| 27 | The minister said that only a small amount of radioactive material had escaped . |
| 28 | well yes it 's only a small amount for you , but er how many students are there ? |
| 29 | There 's only a small amount in it anyway . |
| 30 | A total of 34 farms had no assistance from wives whilst on two farms there was a daughter working on the farm in addition to the wife , though the latter now did only a limited amount of farm work . |