"Re: sacrifice: I'd say John Terry's alleged 12 minutes with Vanessa Perronocel (or was it 12 minutes with Fabio Capello?, I get confused) and the consequential loss of the England captaincy, the respect of his peers and the goodwill of an entire nation was a good example of little gain for a great sacrifice," says Ben Bamford.
Here's a description of "little picture" innovation, and here's an example of "little data" innovation.
Mordita refers to the small bribes required by Tijuanian police officers, but walking through this border town, the back door of the U.S. and front door of Mexico, there are examples of "little deaths" everywhere.
When you are seven or eight, and you want to start to wear different clothing or do your own hair because you are starting to enter into your own idea of who you are, where are the examples of little black girl beauty for you to look to?
Good examples of little ways to be more active include taking the stairs instead of the elevator, using a standing or treadmill desk, or sitting on an exercise ball instead of a chair.
The equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, for example, was of little use for its intended beneficiaries for 86 years, until the Supreme Court applied it in a meaningful way in the Brown v. Board decision.
There are also outstanding examples of little-known European photographers like Gertud Arndt, Aenne Biermann, Jacques-Andre Boiffard, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz and Lee Miller.
Gregg described Kent Conrad, a Democrat from North Dakota, as "one of my best friends in the Senate," and both Gregg and Alexander ticked off examples of little-known legislation that they are currently working on with Democrats; Alexander and Ben Cardin, of Maryland, have introduced a bill to ban mountaintop-removal coal mining.
A few short years later and we're witnessing a new example of (smart) little things having big impact.
Cigarette makers are a prime example of how little the $5,000 limit means.
Business secretary Vince Cable said the scandal was an example of "the little guy paying for the big banks' wrongdoing".
