But this is relatively thin gruel compared with the recent past.

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Davison won't disclose how many people have signed up for Highlight to date, but our tests in London this week revealed a relatively thin pool of users. (For context, another fledgling rival, Banjo, hit 1 million users in April.) He appears to be some way off from the fabled "critical mass" at which a network becomes an attractive user destination.

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Slane began as a relatively small concert in 1981 featuring Thin Lizzy supported by fledgling Dublin band U2, but it grew into a monster outdoor event with all the attendant problems.

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