Example sentences of "for a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 3 ) Oesophageal sensitivity to acid was preserved in patients with impaired peristalsis and oesophagitis. ( 4 ) Reflux symptoms lasted longer in patients with prolonged oesophageal acid exposure but were still reported for a small fraction of the total acid exposure time . |
| 2 | ‘ So — British and Cosmopolitan was taken for a small fortune — and taken for fools too by the seem of it . |
| 3 | In 1845 he started a wholesale grocery business in Liverpool , and later a printing business ; hard work and a good business sense allowed him to sell these for a small fortune in 1856 . |
| 4 | If they still wanted to expand their original business there are other ways of doing so : there might be scope for a small hotel at L'Auberge , for instance , or for outside catering around Chelmslow , or they might even capitalize on George 's knowledge of French wines by setting up an off-licence and specialist wine importation business . |
| 5 | Among the projects carried out were the creation of two folk museums , the laying out of public parks and gardens ; a nature trail ; a children 's playground ; the restoration of an old ‘ Norse ’ mill , and the laying down of a car park for a small craft shop . |
| 6 | I like this very much as an easy summer skirt — three pieces knitted right across your machine , hooked back on to fewer stitches for a small yoke to avoid bulk at the waist — equally becoming to the very slender or larger lady . |
| 7 | While there may be problems of productivity for a small category of workers , there is a substantial body of research which suggests that there is little foundation in reality for such views for the majority of occupations . |
| 8 | Of great interest are the church bells , very fine for a small village church . |
| 9 | For a small village Long Riston is well equipped for sporting and other leisure activities . |
| 10 | Forty celebrities were invited to take part and every single one turned up , a tremendous turnout for a small village . |
| 11 | For a small village it has an absolute wealth of historic treasures and one most impressive modern innovation — Alvingham Pottery . |
| 12 | When I was n't playing cricket for my school , I used to be the scorer for a small village club , Alwington . |
| 13 | It goes back to the fifties when the local authority , in this case the Worthing Rural District Council would not approve the plan for a small development A Twenty Seven in near the roundabout at Manor . |
| 14 | It is not essential for a small council such as a parish council to have standing orders , but even then it may be useful to have a ‘ model ’ set from the National Association of Local Councils for guidance if some difficulty on procedure arises . |
| 15 | Freedom and self-determination for a small country only seem to count when they go along with the freedom to drive large cars and the freedom to consume . |
| 16 | ‘ The individual products are not very profitable by the standards of a Hoechst but represent a good market for a small company . ’ |
| 17 | Here 's a very simple example of the start of a media relations programme for a small company producing torches . |
| 18 | Sample section headings for a small company producing highly specialised photographic equipment cleaning materials : |
| 19 | No profit and loss account or directors ' report is required to be filed with the Registrar for a small company . |
| 20 | Experienced social workers were given a case manager role for a small case load of such elderly people , with the task of keeping them in their own homes on a budget of two-thirds the cost of residential care in a local authority home . |
| 21 | Instead of blaming them for a small error , I praise them for being 99 percent perfect . |
| 22 | In return for a small share of the songs ' royalty earnings , the larger company takes over the day-to-day business of administering the musicians ' song catalogues while the musicians retain all copyright and control of their material ( see the ‘ self-publishing ’ section below ) . |
| 23 | The positive side of local authority catering is the reward of seeing children happily and healthily fed , of winning the political battle for a small budget to market healthy eating and providing good steady work for thousands of caterers . |
| 24 | Failing this , a fit elderly neighbour may be willing to come , either voluntarily or for a small payment , which would be useful to them if they are living on a small pension . |
| 25 | It is clear that finance , even for a small museum , can not be taken lightly , but this is generally felt to be a project that the Society should go ahead with , if at all possible . |
| 26 | All but four of the books in the list can be found in its catalogue , a good average for a small sample . |
| 27 | The research design is for a small sample before-and-after study of the effects of information , feedback and insulation projects on domestic energy use and perceived comfort among residents in a variety of household types and tenures . |
| 28 | Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound . |
| 29 | He quotes about £30,000 for a small inland farmhouse or ruin needing restoration and about £25,000 for a small apartment . |
| 30 | In Fig. 3.3 , for example , the characteristic is approximated by a straight line with slope T' , so the motor torque is : A motor with a high stiffness develops a large torque for a small displacement from equilibrium . |