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The phrase "a small sample for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a limited quantity of something intended for a specific purpose, such as testing or analysis.
Example: "We collected a small sample for our research study to analyze the effects of the new drug."
Alternatives: "a limited sample for" or "a brief sample for".
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As its name suggests, it was the first shop to exploit the whizzy dispensing machines known as Enomatics that keep wine fresh and allow punters to draw off a small sample for tasting in exchange for a small fee.
While there was agreement that it made sense to start with a small sample for preliminary tests of the system, the extremely small size of the cohort being tested (estimated at around a fifth of those due to be in the pilots, before three were postponed) has prompted concern about whether it will accurately flag up problems before the national rollout in October.
Unfortunately, for some reasons (unknown to the author) only 28 student teachers decided to take part in the survey leaving a small sample for this study.
Twenty seven cases is a small sample for most quantitative research so this work needs to be considered qualitative, except for the fact that all the judicial decisions were consistent with the concluding opinions expressed in the writer's reports.
We've collected just a small sample for your viewing pleasure.
The instrument must be modified for pharmacists but has only been tested on a small sample for this purpose [ 13].
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Subjects also gave a small sample of blood for genetic studies and HIV testing.
In Australia for example, a small sample of notifications of chlamydia for baby boomers still show an increase between 2005 and 2009.
This is only a small sample of such properties, for which the truth conditions can be precisely defined.
Unemployment numbers are based on a small sample of households -- for Suffolk County the sample size is about 300.
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