That's a small number, however, compared to Oracle's acquisition spree last year, when it bought nine companies, including NetSuite for $9.3 billion and Textura.
All of those affairs were small fry, however, compared to the scandal unleashed by last summer's signing of Brazilian starlet Neymar from Santos in a deal worth 57.1m euros(£47.3m) - or 86.1m euros (£71.3m), according to the tax authorities - who have argued that Barca deliberately under-declared the true value of the deal in an elaborate tax dodge.
This is small potatoes, however, compared to Aczel's condemnation of the concept of the multiverse.
However, compared to conventional small molecule-based drugs that readily diffuse through the cell membrane, such macromolecular drugs often present substantial delivery challenges, stemming from their relative inability to access molecular targets within cells.
Today's differences are small, however, compared with the huge differences that used to exist.
However, compared to some studies we find smaller health effects.
Asbridge's problem is small, however, compared with that of Jonathan Phillips, in his book on the Fourth Crusade.
That lag in G.D.P. is small, however, compared with the lag in stock prices.
The size of the investments remain small, however, compared with the tens of billions of dollars spent by companies like Total every year.
This role is, however, small compared to other factors such as patient characteristics.
