small quantity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsmallandquantity
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small
adjective
uk/smɔːl/us/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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quantity
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/us/ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i/
the amount or number of something, especially that can ...
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(Definition ofsmallandquantityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsmall quantity
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A verysmallquantitywill make flier rise.
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Let 1 > 0 be asmallquantityto be chosen later.
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Asmallquantityof leaf material was taken from each plant and frozen.
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Asmallquantityof the dye was observed in the gut.
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That is nosmallquantity.
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If it has been received recently but insmallquantity, this may increase the reward value of the stimulus.
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Taken insmallquantity, even over a short period of time, it can lead to gross deformities in offspring.
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This caravan, given the circumstances and thesmallquantityof stolen goods, probably consisted of a dozen or so individuals.
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It is, however, a comparativelysmallquantity.
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They are getting a verysmallquantity.
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This was a verysmallquantity.
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It is a verysmallquantityindeed.
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They want only asmallquantity.
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Asmallquantitycould be left over for several days.
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Asmallquantityof salad is bought locally.
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A verysmallquantityof coal is being exported.
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Fifteen yards, after all, is a verysmallquantity.
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That is relatively asmallquantityof imports.
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Asmallquantityof mutton was rejected by these traders.
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Skimmed milk imports are a comparativelysmallquantity.
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I think the announcement referred to asmallquantity.
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Asmallquantitycan be good for a person.
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Of this, only a verysmallquantityis pasteurized.
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All but a verysmallquantityis the current crop.
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