Starrett-Lehigh's owners contend that a small but loud group of tenants has drowned out the voices of tenants who are happy.
These fans say they are the subject of discrimination, and they contend that a small group of hot-dogging speed demons have tarnished the image of a respectable sport that is simply one among many forms of boating.
Many bird specialists contend that a small number of wetland lakes in Central Asia and Russia may harbor the virus all the time, serving as the origin of European and Central Asian infections.
General Alhassen contended that only a small fraction of Sitra's residents took part in protests, and that those who did were bent on chaos.
Wood contends that a relatively small group of social élites exert a growing influence over the broader undergraduate population.
But Mikal Watts, a lawyer from Corpus Christi, Tex., who represents the Rodriguez family, urged jurors not to fall for that argument, contending that such a small verdict would strengthen Bridgestone/Firestone's defense in other cases and allow the company to nearly skate free.
While no one contends that even a small portion of the new charities are fraudulent, critics argue that the I.R.S. and state regulators cannot keep up with the growth of charities — and therefore cannot possibly determine whether the applicants are adhering to state and federal regulations and laws.
There are skeptics, though, who contend that only a small percentage of the chronically homeless population requires the intense services.
In previous reports and interviews, other skeptical scientists have contended that the extremely small brain size of the Flores people, close to that of a chimpanzee, was more likely a consequence of any number of growth disorders.
But in two civil fraud cases filed Monday, federal regulators contend that a prominent investor and a small brokerage firm both helped Mr. Madoff sustain the Ponzi scheme by steering billions of dollars into it, in exchange for hundreds of millions of dollars in fees and profits.
