Example sentences of "a small [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus S contains a smallest member . |
| 2 | Remark Whilst this proof uses the " contradiction method " it gets to this contradiction by supposing the existence of a counterexample , hence , by principle W , a smallest counterexample and thence the contradiction . |
| 3 | Since unc it appears that our assumption that there exists a smallest counterexample is untenable and so the theorem is proved . |
| 4 | When I told him that I would also like to buy a smaller Popova , he objected , ‘ No , I 'm keeping this because it 's small and it can always be hung anywhere , but these big ones … where can they go ? ’ |
| 5 | The most beautiful set of travel bags — a suitcase , an enormous duffel bag , and a smaller shoulder bag with what claims to a snatch-proof inner passport pocket . ’ |
| 6 | All the roofs will be surveyed using traditional techniques , but detailed investigation , using a range of monitoring equipment including infra-red thermography , ultrasonic pulse-echo testing and strain gauges , will be carried out on a smaller sample . |
| 7 | These problems in the collection of data , like the question of sample representativeness , are not endemic to large sample research , nor are they magically solved by the use of a smaller sample . |
| 8 | If the skirting is painted in a different colour to the walls , do n't forget to stick a smaller sample of the skirting colour next to the wall colour so you have an idea of how well they work together . |
| 9 | Moreover , the use of the reduction of the VHAI instead of CDAI as the end point to calculate the sample size allowed us to study a smaller sample of patients than in previous work , for the same α and β errors . |
| 10 | There is one general caveat and a smaller qualification to be added to the conclusion we now have ( 2 , 2a ) about causal circumstances and effects . |
| 11 | The rally was sanctioned by the government , but , unlike a smaller rally in December [ ibid. ] , was not reported in the Mongolian media . |
| 12 | For example , in the rattlesnake the upper end of the tooth near the jaw has a large inlet for venom ( the basal orifice ) , and a smaller outlet close to the tooth 's tip ( the distal orifice ) . |
| 13 | It expects a smaller invisibles surplus than before , but the forecasters are a lot more optimistic about visible trade : exports are booming . |
| 14 | The Pallas ' Sandgrouse , to which Mr Lamont likens himself , has a smaller belly than other family members . |
| 15 | Clients are very well aware of levels within an organisation and , if they have a smaller headhunting firm working at one level in the organisation , they may well not use that firm when a very senior appointment arises . |
| 16 | It was said that he 'd refused a smaller plan just because it was near his own home at Naunton in the Cotswolds |
| 17 | Overhead there was a smaller veranda jutting from the flat above ; the October wind sang through the ironwork of the terraces , making a sound like women 's voices plaintively calling . |
| 18 | Early in February 1726 Montrose instructed his commissioner in Scotland to organise his friends to support the plan of a reduction in emoluments for the collector , believing that this would discourage the new candidates and ensure Kirkton 's re-election , for the duke was determined ‘ to stand by him upon the above terms , I mean of a smaller sellary for the future ’ . |
| 19 | The Head Girl of Malvern Girls ' College and a scientist contemporary represented the Upper VI , and here again they had different backgrounds , one having joined the school from a smaller boarding school for the Vl form , and the other having gone right through at Malvern . |
| 20 | Egypt and Syria have a smaller stake in the war , but they also have sound pragmatic reasons for seeing off a rival . |
| 21 | A smaller bitmap can be tiled , as this is , or you could have a small object placed in the corner or centred . |
| 22 | Note that the products and are not maximized where and are maximized , because over a range a bigger share of a smaller income will represent a higher total tax revenue than a smaller share of a larger income . |
| 23 | Look at plants from all angles to determine how they can be used — maybe you could remove the petals and make a smaller flower with just a few of them ? |
| 24 | None of Kasmin 's artists wanted to leave , except Noland , ‘ whose work had gone off anyway , ’ so he moved into a smaller space in Clifford Street . |
| 25 | To compensate a bit for the loss , Greatest Hits from that long and illustrious lineage — ‘ Les Demoiselles d'Avignon ’ and its copains — have been gathered for the nonce in a smaller space elsewhere in the museum . |
| 26 | It helps to put that in a smaller bracket , when I go three times that , minus that . |
| 27 | The time to change to a smaller hook is when a lack of bites suggests you ought to try a smaller bait . |
| 28 | You might wish to counter that because it takes you longer to go a smaller distance . |
| 29 | Stringfellow persevered on his own , however , and built another ten-foot model powered by a smaller steam engine of his own design . |
| 30 | However , as Colin Gray indicated , they are either within striking distance of current LASMO operations — where it would be relatively straightforward and economical to tie in a smaller discovery to an existing field — or otherwise they offer such exciting prospects as possibly to warrant major investment . |