Example sentences of "a small [conj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now a small but persistent band argues that the risk-free returns on Mexican paper could prove illusory too . |
| 2 | It is also a small but effective water polisher and adds extra aeration . |
| 3 | By the close of the fourteenth century English Kings had at their disposal a small but effective group of civil servants , most of whom were in clerical orders . |
| 4 | From time to time persons distinguished in the fields of making war , healing , diplomacy , or mere grace in the sight of kings , have been granted augmentations to their armorial bearings ; and the discovery of , and comment on , these can — where they are relevant — make a small but useful contribution to the rounding out of a local history . |
| 5 | This high thermal conductivity gives diamond a small but useful role in the semiconductor industry . |
| 6 | Yelton was a small but scattered village near the bleakest part of the Moor . |
| 7 | Acupuncture : ‘ Claims … are not based on the results of well performed clinical trials although some studies have shown a small but temporary improvement in wheeziness . ’ |
| 8 | He drew me a small but accurate map . ’ |
| 9 | I found a small but perfectly-formed hailstone on my knee , which must have got in through the air vent . |
| 10 | From Gaping Gill a path leads through a grassy dry valley which soon narrows at the boulderchoked entrance to Trow Gill , a small but imposing limestone gorge — possibly caused by a collapsed cave — through which Clapham Beck once tumbled before being swallowed up by Gaping Gill . |
| 11 | But now , inspired by the example of their neighbours in the restless Islamic Soviet Central Asian republics , one group of Chinese Muslims in Xinjiang province , which borders Afghanistan , Pakistan and the Soviet republics of Uzbekistan , Kazakhstan and Kirgizia , is showing signs of dissatisfaction and a desire for greater autonomy which manifested themselves in a small but bloody rebellion in March of this year . |
| 12 | Growing scepticism about the ecological wisdom of some modern farming practices , and a small but increasing demand for natural foods may also have an impact on future thinking about agricultural policy . |
| 13 | In return from the end of 1951 the British began to receive a small but increasing amount of information on American strategic air plans . |
| 14 | A small but increasing number of commentators would like to stop or turn back the clock and , in the absence of hard data , the debate has been perhaps more about political models of social care than about what works in practice . |
| 15 | All , that is , except Futuroscope , a small but successful park near Poitiers , 330 kilometres ( 205 miles ) south-west of Paris . |
| 16 | Sampson was a small but stout man , standing 5ft 4in tall and weighing 12 stone 7lbs . |
| 17 | Ace took her on to a small but discreet restaurant where the food was delicious , but she found she did n't have much appetite . |
| 18 | The realization that the US forces might have to be retained in the Gulf for the foreseeable future , or that , having defeated Iraq , the USA might be obliged to address other Middle Eastern issues — particularly the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory — had caused a small but vociferous revival of right-wing isolationism in the USA . |
| 19 | Beatty remembered him from three years before , when Hackman had a small but impressive scene in Lilith , Robert Rossen 's final film , which starred Beatty . |
| 20 | And he was sure Blanche shared his opinion : she was squinting at the TV presenter as if she were a small but fascinating object in a museum . |
| 21 | A small but destructive minority has turned from religious zeal to crime , or to insurrection against its own governments . |
| 22 | By mid-June , two things had crucially altered his prospects of victory : first , at Châlons , Judith arrived with men from Aquitaine ; second , Louis the German and a small but experienced force met up with Charles near Auxerre . |
| 23 | This contrasts with other regions in the province where there appears to be a small but consistent occurrence of figured mosaics between the middle and late second century . |
| 24 | The ingredients were just right : three highly intelligent soloists ( Lynne Dawson , Anthony Rolfe Johnson and David Wilson-Johnson ) ; a small but alert choir ( excellently trained by Julian Clarkson ) ; a top-name period-instrument orchestra ; and a conductor not afraid to cherish every aspect of Haydn 's extraordinary score . |
| 25 | Overall , in the 20 trials which presented the standard deviation of the Hamilton score the tricyclic and related antidepressants showed a small but non-significant benefit in efficacy when compared with the serotonin reuptake inhibitors ( standardised difference 0.004 , 95% confidence interval -0.096 to 0.105 ) . |
| 26 | He had a small but good library , much of it kept on shelves on the first landing . |
| 27 | The Vale of Eden between the Pennines and the Lake District in northern England provides a small but good example of this happening in Permian times . |
| 28 | Had the Lebanese gunmen not been so enthusiastic in their celebrations , they might have noticed a small but symbolic incident which cast a shadow over the Syrians ' arrival . |
| 29 | They can merely be well expressed thanks , comments in newsletters , public congratulations , even sometimes a small but symbolic gift . |
| 30 | In so doing it suggested a small but distinct improvement on that model : the party-list vote should be the first on the ballot paper , not the second as it is in West Germany , and the constituency vote should come second instead of first . |