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The phrase "a rather small sample" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a limited or insufficient quantity of data or evidence in research or analysis.
Example: "The results of the study should be interpreted with caution, as they are based on a rather small sample of participants."
Alternatives: "a fairly limited sample" or "a somewhat small sample".
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This represents a rather small sample, but not impractically so, for high resolution micro CT systems.
Besides having a rather small sample size and a short follow-up time, they were often characterized by vague and subjective assessment of disease activity and treatment response.
As experimental designs in this field are generally performed using a rather small sample of subjects, general methods described in literature are reconsidered resulting in a specialized analysis for visual perception experiments on displays.
Finally, due to a rather small sample size our results need to be further validated.
This purposive sampling method aims at maximising the diversity of perceptions with a rather small sample representing different interests.
A limitation of our analysis is that we only consider a rather small sample of European countries as well as the US.
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Moreover, 13 years at the beginning of a century is a rather small sampling.
A limitation of the study was the rather small sample size.
A limitation of our study was the rather small sample size and the higher than expected range of interstitial glucose measurements and biochemical parameter.
Another limitation of this study is rather small sample size, in a sense that some finer scale and more subtle differences could not have been uncovered and that larger sample sizes might be more appropriate to detect these differences.
Limitations include the rather small sample size and a lack of more objective health measures, such as those obtainable from physical examinations or medical records, and household socioeconomic status.
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