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Example Sentences

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The loss of oil refining capacity in the UK meant a greater need to import refined products like petrol, which comes in on smaller tankers.

From BBC

The disappearance of small farms has carried steep consequences for rural America, upending the transfer of wealth—long attached to the land—between generations.

From The Wall Street Journal

After taking her results back to her GP, she now receives some testosterone on the NHS, and a small top up through a private prescription.

From BBC

It was a work phone with a small touch screen, email and fax capabilities and a scheduler; it weighed a full pound.

From The Wall Street Journal

But critics of the BNG principle have complained that the policy can increase costs and cause delays in the planning process, particularly for smaller developers, making some projects unviable.

From BBC