Example sentences of "be [conj] [art] small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dollars that could be spent equal the amounts held in NOSTRO accounts which are but a small fraction of total Eurodollars . |
| 2 | One of the possible explanations for the differences could be that a small subclone was not present initially in the sample of the first tumour and eventually grew up to form the recurrence , but as there were so many genetic changes present in the recurrence which were not initially there and the Lambda MS8 did not show allele loss , a balance of probabilities seemed that the latter tumour was not a progression from the first . |
| 3 | Other bores can also be used but the obvious point must be that a small charge in the right place is a lot better than a heavier charge badly directed . |
| 4 | The reason they were picked ( aside from those who are here by right of birth ) is that a small portion of their total brain power was visibly alight at the right time and in the right place . |
| 5 | Thus the new reality is that a small group of people substitute themselves for the class as a whole and decide what is best for all . |
| 6 | My understanding is that a small group need not prepare a consolidated cash flow statement , even if the holding company of that group prepared group accounts . |
| 7 | The problem with recruitment is that a small amount of initial effort produces a great deal of work , and this work proceeds in waves which produce severe fluctuations in activity for the personnel staff involved . |
| 8 | The second point is that a small energy input into the thermostat can release a large quantity of energy from the boiler . |
| 9 | The ‘ flocculus hypothesis ’ is that a small area of the cerebellum , the flocculus , adaptively controls VOR by regulating signal flow from labyrinths to the flocculus to the relay cells of VOR , and has been challenged on several grounds . |
| 10 | One is that the small river or stream was low one night as it was a particularly dry period , the innkeeper deposited the body as per usual , but by the morning it had not drifted away . |
| 11 | I think what we have got to bear in mind , Mr Chairman , is that the small business is , it is a very , very dangerous time as we come out of recession , more businesses get into difficulties when they 're into expanding , than when they 're just , just surviving , if you like so erm , I think we have to keep a very careful eye on the next six months . |
| 12 | This is but a small selection of events and festivals taking place in a few of our worldwide destinations — an ideal and enjoyable way to appreciate the culture and local traditions in each country . |
| 13 | It was an unforgivable , though unintended , breach of confidence ; and it is but a small consolation to know that Herr Sussmeyer thereby gained a correspondence with a young woman which he has doubtless found extremely gratifying . |
| 14 | The work of COPPES is but a small indication of the determination and resolve of the women prisoners to demand respect for their human rights , Despite their exceptionally disheartening conditions , they have Protested using all the means at their disposal and have carried out educational and political activities designed to support the work of the FDR-FMLN : |
| 15 | The only comment made was that a small parish such as Nether Wyresdale ( less than 500 electors ) could not contemplate taking on any additional direct responsibilities . |
| 16 | Your only mistake was that the small lap dog Deveril carried was either overlooked or ran away . |
| 17 | True , it was but a small village , but the fact was maintained that the railway would have to establish their station at that point . |
| 18 | His Cabinet experience , he unfolded , was but a small part of the assembled case . |
| 19 | It had come to him as a blinding revelation when he was but a small child . |
| 20 | For the wealthy , the Act for Burying in Woollen imposed but another expense , as £5 was but a small price to pay so as not to be buried in a material proscribed for even the lowliest rustic . |
| 21 | The squadron of cavalry was but a small contingent of a much larger military force despatched to Champagne by the Monis government : Épernay was to be protected at all costs and between twenty and forty thousand cavalry , dragoons and infantry poured into the town . |
| 22 | It was but a small step from this to the ‘ social gospel ’ : one started with an application of the Christian Gospel to evils in society and errors in politics . |
| 23 | From there it was but a small step to parliamentary representation : |