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The phrase "are small in number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a quantity that is limited or not large in size.
Example: "The participants in the study are small in number, which may affect the reliability of the results."
Alternatives: "are few in number" or "are limited in quantity".
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Self-described anarchists are small in number.
Meaningful, perhaps, but "the victories are small in number, and it takes a lot of time.
Two million people, but the elites are small in number and they all no each other.
The new list shows that those vested interests may be great in power but they are small in number.
Many companies that survived -- including Mr. Ramaphosa's media and cellphone conglomerate -- are stronger now, but they are small in number.
The best-off are small in number, so taxing their mansions seems likely to win more votes than it loses.
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The Catch-22, he said, is that Jews, particularly because they are small in numbers, must utilize Twitter as a resource to reach more people.
They are smaller in number but they do exist".
It has been suggested that the errors occurring in clinical diagnostic laboratories are smaller in number than those occurring elsewhere in a hospital setting.
The Tapa Gaccha is the largest subsect; the non-image-worshipping Shvetambara sects (the Sthanakavasis and Terapanthis) are smaller in number.
The fans may be small in number, but they are devoted.
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