The phrase "a chain of smaller" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a series of interconnected or related smaller items or elements within a larger context.
Example: "The project consists of a chain of smaller tasks that need to be completed in order to achieve the final goal."
Alternatives: "a series of smaller" or "a sequence of smaller".
In addition to the flagship newspaper, with weekday circulation of 313,000, it owns a chain of smaller papers in the Chicago region.
Ms. Cavanagh began envisioning the Greenwoods as a link in a chain of smaller theaters in Massachusetts and Connecticut that have lively summer seasons.
The Global Hyatt Corporation, which has its headquarters in Chicago, is converting a former office building there into the third site in a chain of smaller boutique hotels that Hyatt is creating, called Andaz.
Its rival, Sun Brewing, which is majority-owned by an Indian conglomerate with decades of experience in Russia, has built a chain of smaller Soviet-era breweries adding, on June 23rd, one in Crimea which produce cheaper traditional brands.The two companies, which share around a third of the market, are tussling over a sparkling prize.
It consists of a chain of smaller gardens designed in various styles and adorned with monuments.
All proteins, including kinases, are built up of a chain of smaller molecules called amino acids, and the ability of a kinase to phosphorylate a protein depends on the kinase recognizing a short string of amino acids known as a motif.
A US citizen, Guzmán Ortiz runs a chain of small businesses in California and speaks fluent English.
The device consists of a chain of small plastic blocks that can be filled with different chemicals.
The town's liveliest and best-known pub is the Chequers, a chain of small rooms dense with conviviality.
Along its lower course, southeast of Sofia, is a chain of small hydro stations associated with the Iskŭr Reservoir.
A recent report from Monitor, a consultancy, points to LifeSpring Hospitals, a chain of small maternity hospitals around Hyderabad.
