Example sentences of "to a small [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if it is due to a small proportion of an impurity it can usually be dealt with by careful purification or by exposing the sample to the laser beam for some time ( a process called photo-bleaching ) . |
| 2 | Does a TI-59 with its hardwired navigation module installed — a good approximation to a small part of a honey bee brain — qualify ? |
| 3 | If the resorts brought fashion and income to a small part of Sussex they were partly instrumental in the steady opening-up of the county to outside influences . |
| 4 | Just a brief response to a small part of Iain MacLaren 's letter , where he refers to the Royal Navy abandoning hammocks not long after the Second World War . |
| 5 | The offender went by motorcycle to a small branch of a national bank , and entered the branch wearing a crash helmet with a scarf wrapped round the lower part of his face . |
| 6 | Rainbow parks the taxi , next to a small cottage of salt-scarred brick . |
| 7 | The friends of the Queen belong to a small coterie of aristocrats , the children are educated exclusively ( one of the reasons Gordonstoun seemed a good bet was because , unlike metropolitan Eton , it was miles away in rural Scotland ) , and all are limited to a narrow circle of suitable acquaintances . |
| 8 | However , their architecture — a connectionist network — limits them to a small vocabulary of 211 words . |
| 9 | True , my eyes did the selecting that guided their evolution , but at every stage I was limited to a small clutch of progeny offered up by random mutation , and my selection " strategy " , such as it was , was opportunistic , capricious and short-term . |
| 10 | It next goes to a small sample of the real consumers for testing . |
| 11 | Because of the focus on full-time official-steward relationships , and the intensive nature of the research , investigation will be confined to a small sample of officers and stewards in no more than 3 unions , in one part of the country . |
| 12 | By sticking to a small range of products , they simplify distribution . |
| 13 | This is made easier by confining the study to a small range of detailed case studies . |
| 14 | It will probably be passed alto to a small committee of the European Parliament , but the Parliament has already voted by a large majority in favour of a ban and a further reference may be deemed unnecessary . |
| 15 | If the lesions are restricted , however , to a small segment of bowel and the patient suffers from recurrent episodes of anaemia , then surgical resection is appropriate . |
| 16 | A pleasant stroll through gently wooden slopes brings you to a small clearing of luxury homes … |
| 17 | This fairly low level of detection suggests that either K + channels were present at low density in the plasma membrane , or that K + channels were limited to a small subpopulation of cells withint the HGT-1 cell line . |
| 18 | The sensation is similar to a small dose of amphetamine . |
| 19 | well you had the advantage of inside information , I 'm talking about the ordinary punter , if you forgive the expression , the ordinary customer you realize do n't you that there 's no clue in that sentence that management charges is limited to a small element of the six pounds thirty five |
| 20 | He pointed to a small ridge of higher land before them . |
| 21 | As a result lower level or petty bureaucrats frequently have to rely upon local people for economic perks ( access to a small plot of land , or to credit on favourable terms , or the rent of a house ) . |
| 22 | Ms Brenda Dean , general secretary of Sogat ( Society of Graphical and Alled Trades ) said : ‘ The decision will give the green light to a small minority of cynical police officers , encouraging them to build in unnecessary delays when they are investigating their own . ’ |
| 23 | What they do not do is to make the case for charging token sums to a small minority of users . |
| 24 | When there are plenty of roots , transfer the cutting to a small pot of compost . |
| 25 | But for most of the polytechnics the formality of instruction is limited to a small percentage of course marks awarded as part of the assessment of projects . |
| 26 | The high percentage of absent pupils came down to a small percentage of unauthorised absentees as the diagram shows . |
| 27 | The lack of a comprehensive and up-to-date register of Old Stopfordians had always been keenly felt , and the work of compiling it was entrusted to a small body of Sixth Formers , marshalled by two prefects , E.J. Thomas and T. Volk . |
| 28 | In 1902 , after the Hall had stood empty for some years , Lord Halifax lent it to a small community of Church of England Benedictines under Abbot Aelred Carlyle , the subject of a book Abbot Extraordinary . |
| 29 | For Spender , it makes no sense for reformists to restrict themselves to a small set of targets like generic pronouns and man . |
| 30 | That first evening they went walking up the hill away from Marshall 's cottage , to a small plantation of aspen trees . |