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The phrase "smaller number of" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when referring to a quantity that is less than another quantity. Example: "There is a smaller number of participants this year compared to last year."
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A smaller number of people actually transact business.
Its heartlands consist of a smaller number of poorer people.
"I'm ready to concentrate on a smaller number of paintings and a smaller number of collectors," Mr. Findlay said.
The smaller number of bands, the more sensitive chromatin is.
Others have recruited a smaller number of people.
A smaller number of artists play with optical perception.
Prices also increased suddenly for a smaller number of stocks.
A smaller number of people are heroin users.
(A smaller number of "tons," but "tons" just the same).
So have a smaller number of MiG-23s.
The much smaller number of purposefully violent hooligans are still highly dangerous.
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