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The phrase "a smaller case of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or example that is less significant or less severe than another case.
Example: "This incident is just a smaller case of the larger issue we've been facing in the organization."
Alternatives: "a minor instance of" or "a lesser example of".
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Along with a boxed Infra-Red Massager and the Coronet Electric Patter, the Antique Vibrator Museum has a smaller case of weight-loss vibrators from the 1950s.
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I understand perfectly: You've got a small case of "I don't want him, but you can't have him, either" influenza.
She arrives at our studio with no fanfare, one hand wheeling behind her a small case of clothes and kit, the other holding a packet of crisps, says her hellos, spots my Dictaphone, sits down.
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Although GAMS and CPLEX are useful to solve the mixed-integer model, we solve a small case of this problem and the same solutions are obtained.
A small case of homemade pasteles, little baked triangles filled with guava and cheese, was extremely tempting.
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