Example sentences of "so small that they " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the quantities of lead and nitrates which the EC is making a fuss about are so small that they represent a negligible — perhaps even a non-existent — hazard to health . |
| 2 | As a rule of thumb , when d s get down much below 0.05 , we can regard them as so small that they might just be a sampling fluke ; we will conclude that for all practical purposes there is no effect of one variable upon another , and erase arrows with very small path coefficients from our model . |
| 3 | They are so small that they can only be seen with a microscope . |
| 4 | Snotlings are so small that they are modelled in multiples on a single large base . |
| 5 | The males of Tidarren are so small that they can not even carry their full complement of mating implements and consequently amputate one of their two pedipalps . |
| 6 | She stepped out of it , naked save for a tiny pair of white lace panties so small that they exposed white patches of skin , luminous against her golden tan . |
| 7 | Of miraculously complicated organisms so small that they can be seen only by a privileged élite , through microscopes costing several thousand pounds ? |
| 8 | A report in the International Herald Tribune at the end of August suggested that the Khmers Rouges were keeping away from the UN disarmament process because their forces had grown so small that they would lose influence if the numbers were made public . |