Sentence examples for small in the current from inspiring English sources

The long-term importance of government-supported research may loom small in the current debate over how to reduce the federal deficit.

Also, the power to find a significant mediation effect was small in the current study because of missing data in the mediation analyses.

The mean magnitude of improvement at 26 weeks in the CCQ with the Lung Flute was also somewhat smaller in the current trial (-0.23) than in the original registration 8 week trial (-0.40).

However, the mean difference in radiographic progression between the two treatments groups, although statistically significant, was smaller in the current study (0.9 (observed); 2.0 (LE)) than in the PREMIER study (2.7).

That the utility differences are smaller in the current study is to be expected given the less marked differences between treatment options and likely effect on health-related quality of life compared to the other studies.

The idea is to introduce small changes in the current schedule, after which a small set of TOs is better off, without affecting the utility of the others.

"We are focused on achieving a small profit in the current financial year," Mr. Walsh said.

After making an unexpected profit for Majestic last year, Naked Wines is expected to make a small loss in the current financial year.

So the fact that it was, by 2009, independent bookshop of the year in Scotland after a major refit and relaunch is a cheering tale and a small miracle in the current economic climate.

Priceline said that its first-quarter loss was narrower than estimates had been and that it expected to turn a small profit in the current quarter, helped by steep cost reductions and a heightened focus on its core travel business.

There is a fundamental conflict between the daily deal providers and small businesses in the current incarnation of the business model.