But there has been only a slight shift in the age of menarche (the first period) over the past four decades.

This number is small.

It isn't big.

There's a slight difference.

The permanent population isn't big.

So what we're experiencing is something called shifting baselines.

It's only a minor misunderstanding.

Shifting geopolitical power also breeds uncertainty.

So the little poem is called The Dead.

Few students understand Latin.

He has a small advantage.

She has a small advantage.

I have a little announcement to make.

Tom saw a small herd of elephants.

His removal by military coup was unjustified.

One common characteristic, then and now, is a power shift.

Saddam's removal sparked a wave of looting, lawlessness, and score settling.

But even this comparison involves a selection bias.

Political pundits have given Democrats a slight edge.

The incident polarized the small Tajikistan community on Twitter.

First, the parallax (the small change in apparent position over the course of a year caused by the Earth moving from one side of its orbit around the Sun to the other) of stars in close open clusters can be measured, like other individual stars.

A consumer led rebalancing addresses many of the tensions noted above.

Equally noticeable has been the permanent shift in the region s political strategic axis.

Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.

A small amount of brandy is added to the whipped cream.

Eventually, a small settlement grew up around this fort.

But, again, it is a tiny number.

A number of independents will complete the legislative roster.

For a very short time, the situation has been reversed.

A small number of lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan continue to fight against the bill.

Question How to turn a potential problem into a crisis?

Andorra is a small principality situated between Spain and France.

Sometimes, a small change can have a big effect.

There are also small number of Inuit people in Alberta.

But even then, dethroning the reigning king of international exchange takes time.

But few people took those promises seriously.

There s a minor mention of the incident far below the fold.

The small but significant march earned different reactions from passersby.

I had a fender bender on my way to work.

Sharks can smell even a tiny amount of blood in water.

Tom and Mary bought a small ranch outside Boston.

Yet, two decades on, the global spread of democracy has been encountering increasingly strong headwinds. Only a small minority of states in Asia, for example, are true democracies.

And so, already small amounts of technology were transforming the world.

Only a small minority of states in Asia, for example, are true democracies.

I had a slight accident while trekking in Nepal.