Smaller openings, even those of capillary size, eventually are altered, the smallest by diffusion at the very front of the exchange where solutions cannot flow.
But most people interpreted Mr. Iger's remark to mean that the unit, Disney's smallest by far, would make money for the fiscal year, which ends in mid-September.
Failure to reach a deal now with Warner could lock EMI into a position as the smallest by far of the major music companies without any potential merger partner remaining.
The mortgage lawsuits come from three sources, of which the smallest by far is the pre-crisis Bank of America franchise at under $10 billion in claims, according to Institutional Risk Analytics.
After World War I the army experienced its usual postwar contraction; for most of the period from 1919 to 1939, the army's strength was about 125,000 men, the smallest by far of all the Great Powers.
The newest entrant, loss-making since launch and the smallest by a country mile, Three has argued vocally for protection from regulators to ensure this remains a four-player market – which could create some interesting dilemmas as it pushes for consolidation in Austria.
