Sentence examples for a contingent of small from inspiring English sources

A contingent of small children, given a dose of Molière as a birthday treat, likewise proved unable to resist the awful puns, the thumping rhymes and lavatory humour.

(They found the same for men, so there may be a contingent of small guys out there freezing as well).

About a year ago, Ms. Shute joined a contingent of small-business people using a new device that has revolutionized the payments process by allowing anyone with a smartphone or tablet that uses the Apple or Android operating system to process credit and debit cards.

BOARDED-UP shops line the bazaar in Kateh Qala, a town almost deserted bar a small contingent of policemen peering over a line of sandbags.

Shortly before 1 a.m., we eased up to a spot where a small contingent of submerged boulders could be picked out by ripples in the swells.

A small contingent of people with a plump young man.

Incomes there have grown 10% between 2007 and 2008, and that's not a fluke based on a small contingent of wealthy residents.

We gathered at lunch outside the factory, where a small contingent of workers had an open grill running.

A small contingent of rebels gathered at a checkpoint there on Friday, passing the hours peering nervously westward in anticipation of another advance by pro-Qaddafi forces.

Over the past 18 months Arvizu and Zuber have helped connect a small contingent of board members with a score of legislators from both parties.

It is also guarded by a small contingent of Marines, which represent an internal layer of security and never leave the compound armed.