Example sentences of "least a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it does not take long to decide that the experiment is being conducted with skill , and that the pursuits have at least a little in common . |
| 2 | This perhaps supports the criticism that the Queen 's advisers should not have allowed her to be urged into an immediate invitation to Lord Home and that she should have taken at least a little time fully to apprise herself of the changing political situation and of the views of the Conservative leadership , as it was then emerging . |
| 3 | Another factor , however , was related to the city itself ; the entrenched and static nature of politics in the city did not encourage activities which assumed that there was at least a little capacity for the political system to respond to popular campaigning . |
| 4 | As a result , its fields are competitive with a dozen men and women hoping to win the $25,000 first prize , and if not , go away with at least a little piece of the $160,000 prize money . |
| 5 | But for the moment it seems that Chevenement is fighting to keep up appearances of big budget increases while losing at least a little ground to other ministries in that fight for limited funds . |
| 6 | At the end of 1981 the government finally gave way , or at least a little bit . |
| 7 | Produced by one of those boring names that is usually the guarantee of at least a little hype , but who cares ? |
| 8 | Maudie had been expecting a better response from her friends , or at the very least a little sympathy , but they seemed not to care . |
| 9 | The French learned that lesson in Paris where footing it in a queue suffering at least a little bit for art is required before access to the Winged Victory of Samothrace or ‘ The artist 's studio ’ by Gustave Courbet . |
| 10 | Another seven people murdered in Northern Ireland , a dreadful end to a dreadful week , and yet on Friday there had been at least a little optimism in the air , John Major and Albert Reynolds getting together in Brussels for what were billed as substantive talks , where does all that go now ? |