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The phrase "are only a subset" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a smaller group that is part of a larger category or collection.
Example: "The species we studied are only a subset of the diverse fauna found in the rainforest."
Alternatives: "are merely a part" or "constitute just a portion".
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Scholars who study the role of religion in politics now say it is possible that the Bush years were an anomaly and that evangelicals, of whom religious conservatives are only a subset, could find themselves back where they were before — divided among themselves and just one of many interest groups vying for attention.
His underlying argument focuses on the fact that health inequalities are only a subset, as it were, of the inequalities with which justice is concerned.
However, the empirical food webs that have been investigated for their structural properties represent local communities that are only a subset of a larger pool of regionally coexisting species.
However, the spectrum access benefits are only a subset of the potential benefits of CR and the new opportunities it provides to both improve performance and to reduce the implementation cost of wireless devices.
They, too, are only a subset of the considerations with which justice is concerned; and so Hausman wants to leave room for the possibility that some inequalities in overall well-being are nevertheless just, all things considered.
This is because academic notions of "effective communication" are only a subset of the skills you need to be effective in your job search as well as any job.
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But Microsoft was keen to point out that the Mono project is only a subset of the complete.Net framework.
While we do have surfing in the film, it is only a subset of the extreme sports that we deal with, including free-climbing, motocross, wing-suiting and so forth".
It will be only a subset of the TV market, but unlike with mobile phones and gaming, Microsoft will be there from day one.
But that's only a subset of them.
(It indeed appears to be only a subset of users having issues).
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