"a small inquiry" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a brief investigation or research into a particular topic or issue. Example: I have a small inquiry regarding the new company policies. Can you provide me with more information on how they will affect our department?.
Exploration of student and teacher perspectives revealed that remediation of struggling medical students can be achieved through a cognitive apprenticeship within a small community of inquiry.
Along this line of inquiry, a small cohort of dialysis-dependent CKD patients was randomized to an angiotensin receptor 1 blocker (losartan) or other anti-hypertensive medication and monocyte populations were evaluated.
Such work is effectively carried out in a small, stable community of inquiry that requires participation of all group members in the generation of dialogue for collaborative knowledge construction and social regulation.
Every time there was a significant new disclosure, the government, prosecutors or police responded by announcing yet another small-scale inquiry – always behind closed doors.
They warned a small number during the original inquiry, and a small number more after the Guardian revived the story last July.
Lawmakers, led by the Golkar Party, backed an inquiry into a small bank whose bailout was approved by Ms. Indrawati and effectively forced her removal.
Our grassroots campaign has over 10,000 followers on Facebook, we've assembled an advisory board with leading UK scientists, produced endless posts, newspaper and blog pieces, done interviews, and submitted a small treatise to the House of Lords inquiry into EU membership and UK science.
When you apply for new credit, your credit score can take a small hit because a hard inquiry is placed on your credit history, so it's important to only apply for a card that requires the type of credit you have.
Executives at Merrill, J. P. Morgan and Citigroup -- which owns Citibank and Salomon Smith Barney -- say they have received inquiries from a small number of clients about the scandals, and Morgan and Citigroup have posted information about their roles in financing Enron and WorldCom on their Web sites.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said investigators are now following a "small number of focused lines of inquiry" that allow them to cut stuff from the Government-funded team.
