Example sentences of "a small [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The rally was sanctioned by the government , but , unlike a smaller rally in December [ ibid. ] , was not reported in the Mongolian media . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |
| 6 | Egypt and Syria have a smaller stake in the war , but they also have sound pragmatic reasons for seeing off a rival . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | What it means , eventually , is that a smaller base of committed players will have to shoulder the burdens and , in a country that remains strictly amateur , a coterie of liberal employers will be required to grace the scene . |
| 11 | Total output seems to have increased in the course of the reign ; the issuing of a larger proportion of half-pennies after 864 implies a growing demand for a smaller denomination of coin , usable for smaller transactions . |
| 12 | We have recently replaced the lard in our buns with a smaller quantity of vegetable oil and we have also altered the composition of our sauces . |
| 13 | Is it because they take in a smaller quantity of vapour or tablet dust ? and how far does the vial have to be from the nose before the dose is inactive ? |
| 14 | If you are born with a gene that results in your having a low metabolic rate , you need relatively smaller amounts of energy — and that means a smaller quantity of food — to keep yourself going , than people with a higher metabolic rate . |
| 15 | In 1986 the Soviet Union returned goods worth $7.2 million to Yugoslavia on the grounds of inferior quality , and a smaller quantity of such goods was returned also by East Germany ( EP , 21 March 1988 ) . |
| 16 | Fourth , the discount houses collectively may offer a smaller quantity of bills for sale than apparently needed by the market as a whole , either because they take a different ( to the Bank ) view of the overall shortage in the market or because of the relationship in the market between the short term interest rates at which they fund themselves and the relevant bill yields . |
| 17 | Moreover , this possibility is strengthened by the neglect of surface repositories , because regardless of how the various volatiles were acquired it is likely that a smaller fraction of the inert gases are retained in such reservoirs than are carbon and nitrogen . |
| 18 | This is known as the STYCAR test and was devised by Mary Sheridan using the Snellen standard but with a smaller selection of letters and with the possibility of using a 3m distance , more suitable for younger children than the standard 6m distance . |
| 19 | The response of cattle owners was to increase the total numbers in their herd , rather than to maintain a smaller herd with lower mortality levels . |
| 20 | Then taking a smaller dish from the shelf she turned to the child , saying , ‘ You carry that in ; 't is butter . |
| 21 | Another way of deciding the winner is for those with a clear round to jump a smaller course of higher jumps with the jumps getting higher until you have a winner . |
| 22 | This will shift the L curve to the right in diagram ( a ) , and thus lead to a smaller fall in the rate of interest than that illustrated . |
| 23 | It is fair to say that Bourdieu 's fields ( the scientific field , the political field , intellectual field , and so on ) are more autonomous from class interests than Althusser 's superstructures ( and indeed Althusser is quoted more often in this context by Bourdieu than Weber ) but possess less autonomy , i.e. a smaller degree of Eigengesetzlichkeit than Weber 's ‘ Lebensordnungen ’ . |
| 24 | If the answer to Question 2 for any particular degree of difference is no , all we have to do is repeat the question for a smaller degree of difference . |
| 25 | The main differences between the final version and the original agreement in September were an increase in the top rate of tax , a smaller reduction in the Medicare budget , and a smaller increase in petrol tax . |
| 26 | Mosley did find kindred spirits in the Labour movement , some of whom followed him into the New Party and a smaller proportion into fascism , but although the party conference and the Labour movement in general were sympathetic to his practical suggestions , the Labour government rejected his proposals . |
| 27 | In most respects , Britain spent a smaller proportion of the annual budget on welfare than did continental European countries with a system financed from contributory sources or with a greater mix of public and private provision . |
| 28 | There was , of course , similar deprivation among Protestants in Derry but their numbers were fewer and a smaller proportion of the total Protestant population suffered such conditions . |
| 29 | This was due to the fact that in Ipswich more of the heavy consumers of community services had died or gone into institutional care by the time of the third assessment , leaving a smaller proportion of heavily dependent people than in Newham . |
| 30 | Big birds weigh more , but a smaller proportion of that weight is fat , ) Corroboration comes from the observation that males who had not formed pairs were in worse condition than those that had . |