The phrase "a very small category" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific group or classification that is limited in size or scope.
Example: "In the study of animal behavior, we found that only a very small category of species exhibited this particular trait."
Alternatives: "a tiny subset" or "a minuscule group".
Who, among the members of even this surely very small category, could honestly say that they "love" it?
Thus, since 1868 all persons born in the United States were citizens at birth, except for the very small category of those "not subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States.
This account is plausible in the context of very small categories (e.g. the numbers 1 9), but it becomes untenable with large categories because it is unlikely that an individual can 'expect' all of the perceptual features that are needed to compile the full range of exemplars in these categories.
The most obvious drawback of the classical rhyme analysis is its resolution power; following the idea of connected components blindly will yield very large groups of rhymes and a very small number of distinct categories.
If we exclude those that give folds without positively labeled representatives, we are left out with a very small number of GO‐BP categories for comparison.
The mean response indices of RS neurons to all calls and the major call categories showed a very small positive modulation, with no preference to any specific call category.
'A Brave Performance' Mr. Hanson said he put "In a Lonely Place" in a category with a very small number of actor-director collaborations; he mentions James Stewart and Alfred Hitchcock in "Vertigo," John Wayne and John Ford in "The Searchers," and Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes in "A Woman Under the Influence".
This category represents a very small portion of trainees.
"Choice" limits itself to a very small number of products in each category, with a long tail of smaller players bringing up the rear, Ovum added.
