Example sentences of "[art] small [conj] significant [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The band visible at the bottom of lane 10 is caused by methylated oligonucleotide and reflects the small but significant activity of the mutant enzyme discussed in detail above . |
| 2 | But a key part in the telling should be the small but significant number of actual past tempo measurements which have come down to us . |
| 3 | This had also triggered an assertive economic nationalism amongst a small but significant sector of the Latin American elites . |
| 4 | In 1980 , local elections were to be held , implementing the ‘ Gengshen Reforms ’ , which allowed for a small but significant element of democratisation at the local level . |
| 5 | There was nothing mysterious about the process by which a small but significant segment of the intelligentsia came to espouse the cause of a class to which they did not belong . |
| 6 | Only in rats subjected to stress did bFGF ( given subcutaneously in a large dose ) cause a small but significant attenuation of the mucosal lesions and this was accompanied by increased gastric blood flow suggesting that the maintenance of gastric circulation in stressed rats could explain this protection . |
| 7 | Within a decade of their departure from Lewis , with high hopes of prosperity in the New World a small but significant proportion of the emigrants returned . |
| 8 | So far , such encouragement has seen a small but significant increase in the numbers of acrylic courts being laid . |
| 9 | Contrary to expectations , fundholders ' NHS referral rates showed a small but significant increase from the first phase to the second phase of the study ( table III ) . |
| 10 | In first approximation , the Dcm/Cys177Ser protein is a null mutant ; there is , however a small but significant increase with time of TCA-precipitable radioactive material ( Figure 3 , filled circles ) corresponding to a formal specific activity about 1000 times lower than that of the wild-type enzyme . |
| 11 | Introduction of air , saline ( isotonic and hypertonic ) , glucose ( isotonic and hypertonic ) , oleic acid ( without bile salts ) , and casein hydrolysate all failed to release PYY but glucose caused a small but significant increase in enteroglycagon concentrations . |
| 12 | There was a small but significant increase in phosphatidylethanolamine in duodenal ulcer patients compared with controls , whereas the lipid component was consistently and significantly lower in chronic atrophic gastritis patients . |
| 13 | Other decisions involving new operations include the rapid start up of Abbey National Life , the attraction of Jger Edv-Systeme , a small but significant software project from Germany , and the strong interest being expressed by two international hotel chains in establishing budget hotels in the city . |
| 14 | However , such observations ignore the fact that a small but significant share of the marketplace is best served by Unix no matter what Microsoft is up to . |
| 15 | In patients with bladder cance , MRI has a small but significant advantage over computed tomography in assessing the presence of extra vesicle spread . |
| 16 | Pretreatment with bFGF alone ( 100 µg/kg/hour ) resulted in a small but significant reduction in the number and area of stress lesions . |
| 17 | In a society where lesbians and gay men are a small but significant minority , and where individuals experience various forms of oppression and discrimination because of their sexuality , fair representation is only likely to take place within some form of public service broadcasting . |
| 18 | Most 11-year-olds are not being encouraged to develop advanced reading skills ; a small but significant number are illiterate . |
| 19 | And in response to public concern about a small but significant number of miscarriages of justice , we have appointed a Royal Commission to review aspects of the criminal justice system , including the conduct of investigations , the handling of forensic evidence , and the powers of the Court of Appeal . |
| 20 | In the dark , the free cGMP level in ROS , estimated to be about 4–10 μM , maintains a small but significant number of channels in their open state , allowing for the influx of Na + and Ca 2+ . |
| 21 | Yet the same forces and influences on society which saw the emergence of the Die-hards as the main force of the radical right after the First World War also saw more extremist reactions from a small but significant group who thought like Banister , and who were prepared to use Burton 's supposed evidence . |
| 22 | Bell has a small but significant place in English architectural history , not only for the strength of his designs but also as an occasional architect coming , unusually , from the mercantile community rather than from the court or the gentry . |
| 23 | On 22 October that year a small but significant march by the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign took place in Grosvenor Square . |
| 24 | A small but significant silence . |
| 25 | But only last year , it was suggested that collisions between the chilled atoms might change the frequency standard by a small but significant amount . |
| 26 | It missed out on a small but significant slice of the market . |
| 27 | The afterglow from a small courtesy to someone in need and the momentary rapport in which the two souls coalesce , is a small but significant joy . |
| 28 | In general then , Barro 's results appear to represent a small but significant body of evidence in support of the sort of rational expectations macro-economic model developed in chapter 4 . |
| 29 | Somewhat surprisingly , treatment with loperamide oxide was associated with a small but significant decrease ( p<0.05 ) in vitamin B12 absorption . |
| 30 | As I understand it , Mr Maxwell 's company has approached the Housing Committee and said we are prepared to let these houses be used for homeless families , so it 's a small but significant step in the right direction . |