Although small banks offer fewer products than larger rivals, they often do a better job.
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The cardinal rule to remember is: children, although small, are certainly not stupid.
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But although small shops compete vigorously with one another on price and quality, their influence on big supermarkets is negligible.
Quite a few Intel customers understand that although small workloads on Intel are fine, when you scale out you face problems.
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Honduras, although small, poor and ravaged by corruption and violent gangs, has seemed a more solid democracy than, for example, neighbouring Guatemala.
The study, although small, could have implications for a variety of workers whose hours switch backwards and forwards from day to night, such as police officers and doctors.
Although small moon rocks (roughly 1 gram each) were presented to U.S. governors and some heads of state following the manned moon landings, they remain the property of the state or country, not the individual who received them.
But the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety said that although small levels of radioactive iodine and caesium particles had been found in rain falling in part of the country, they were not enough to cause concern over public health.
Generally I find that customer service standards in restaurants and hotels is far better than in shops (although small independant shops tend to be much better than supermarkets and large chains), and that the more mature staff tend to give better service than their younger colleagues.
Yet although these small but lethal groups are proving hard to eradicate, and although the UUP momentarily lost the tune, the peace process's advocates are still mostly singing from the same hymn sheet.
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Although still small compared to the core brick business, Lego licensing is exploding, with sales up 55% in 1997.
Although a small spot LNG spot market always existed, it suddenly grew with the arrival of homeless Qatari volumes.
That figure overwhelmingly consists of his radio earnings, although a small percentage comes from his website and book sales.
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Although these small operators charge quite steep prices, even poor households scrape together the money rather than live in the dark.
What gets ignored is that Georgia, although a small country (population: 4.6 million), has the potential to do far more for its defense.
Your declared funds must be spent within the tax year, although a small grace period is sometimes granted up until the tax filing deadline.
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The Northwest region is not much more promising, although a small new port at Prince Rupert in Canada (the most direct shot from Shanghai) is coming online.
According to the International Air Transport Association, this is because upper-class passengers, although a small minority among international air travelers, account for almost a third of airline revenues.
Although a small intervention, but it served as a useful incentive for the students to stay in school and helped in bringing back and spreading smiles in their lives.
Kuzar said the fifth hole would be tested for oxygen, and a camera may be lowered down the shaft, although the small amount of space may limit its usefulness.
To be sure there are bad actors (although very small in numbers), and there are quite a few good-but-not-amazing prepaid products (which still beat out a checking account with overdraft on an average use-case).
Where bills are higher, such as in the South West, they appear to be less keen - although the small sample sizes in these areas mean that the data needs to be treated with caution.
Although the small loss clearly is a disappointment to some investors, driving the stock down 11% in initial after-hours trading, the reaction could be the result of short sellers covering their positions before the report.
It's not just small towns, although in wealthy nations, small communities may face the most extreme effects.
Although they work small plots with primitive equipment, ironically their handpicked cotton is better quality.
The plunge has also put a fair bit of his stock options underwater too (although still a small percentage).
The U.S. export there has doubled lately, although from a small base.
Although thousands of small banks remain in America, relatively few have the bulk to enhance the franchise of a medium-sized player.
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