And instead of shipwreck survivors, our real life players are small business owners and bankers.
For now the numbers are small compared to those found in Algeria, Libya or northern Mali.
But these are small matters when measured against the sweep of Harry Potter's new adventure.
Most lies are small and amount to fudging the truth to build fame and fortune.
But most of my competitors are small businesses that are exempt from the Obamacare hammer.
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The statistics indicate the majority of the retirement plans in existence are small plans.
If our own dreams are small and self-centered, we can hardly blame inventors for producing trifles.
Most of the time portfolio gains from rebalancing are small at about 1.6% annually.
Retail banking might have been a nice earner, but their high-street operations are small and dreadful.
The problem is that many studies in this field are small and have many limitations.
Mammography can find some breast cancers when they are small and most treatable by surgery.
And Maine's sap thefts are small potatoes compared with syrup heists that have been reported elsewhere.
"These are small steps along the way to a bigger path, " Dr. Johnson says.
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What we are not seeing enough of are small- and mid-sized companies creating green jobs.
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And, in any case, the potential profits are small, at least compared with the federal budget.
Both Democrats say the differences between them are small, compared to their differences with Republicans.
The cottages are small, prefabricated homes that can be erected in a matter of days.
My tech company has more than 500 active clients and most of them are small businesses.
The markets for them are small, and both were originally discarded by Eli Lilly.
It might have a ton of upside, but right now, these guys are small time.
Two-thirds of those hit with the new 11% tax rate are small and medium-sized business owners.
The first loans K-Rep offers are small, increasing as the clients prove they can handle them.
But while these groups are energetic and important, they are small and struggle to attract attention.
But the current interstellar particles that are--recently fell in are small and hard to find.
But despite that, there are small indications this capital is trying to return to normal.
So there are small steps being taken to try to get Baghdad back to normal.
Both the new marketplaces DoGoodBuy us and CharityGiftMarket and the charities they promote are small.
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Although the numbers are small, both conditions can be very dangerous to both mother and baby.
She says the numbers involved are small but they cross all social classes and age groups.
Apple responds that many of its products (such as the iPod music-player) are small and light.
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