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On a small scale map, in an office, you may make mole-hills of mountains; on the ground there's no escaping from its features.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON
This indeed does happen constantly on a small scale in the familiar phenomenon of over-production.
THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICESTEPHEN LEACOCK
And probably you would continue to let sections of it to men that wanted to raise cattle or horses on a small scale.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON
They like things on a small scale and know how to wring a dollar out of every five-cent piece.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON
As the French farms are usually on a small scale, they are invariably kept cleaner than those in England and America.
TRAVELS THROUGH THE SOUTH OF FRANCE AND THE INTERIOR OF PROVINCES OF PROVENCE AND LANGUEDOC IN THE YEARS 1807 AND 1808LT-COL. PINKNEY
As early as 1785 there had been two societies carrying on something like civil war on a small scale in the north.
IS ULSTER RIGHT?ANONYMOUS
My lady was even then looking forward to the time when, on a small scale or a large one, she would have to do these things.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVIDENCEOLIVER ONIONS
There is a very small scale, or leaf, over it to protect it from those insects who have no right to the honey.
EVERY GIRL'S BOOKGEORGE F. BUTLER
On a review of the cathedral we find in the aisles thirteenth-century work, on a small scale, in its perfection.
BELL'S CATHEDRALS: THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CARLISLEC. KING ELEY
Both are very ingenious, and were successful on a small scale, but failed when tried in actual working.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 299VARIOUS
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO SMALL-SCALE

  • Lilliputian
  • diminutive
  • dwarf
  • infinitesimal
  • itsy-bitsy
  • little
  • meager
  • microscopic
  • mini
  • miniature
  • minute
  • pint-sized
  • puny
  • short
  • slight
  • small-scale
  • stunted
  • teensy
  • teeny
  • trivial
  • undersized
  • wee
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