In Pool Four Biarritz and Saracens look a class above Glasgow and Italian minnows Viadana.
England finally beat minnows Namibia but it was a hard-earned victory in Port Elizabeth.
But Christian Martinez replied for the minnows before the break and the Irish appeared rattled after half-time.
Trustbusters spend most of their time processing paperwork about deals between minnows rather than chasing big fish.
Within each conference there are big teams, but also a lot of minnows, which yield very predictable outcomes.
Vokes raced to Wales' rescue as Group Four minnows Azerbaijan had looked set to humiliate John Toshack's team.
It took the hosts 43 minutes to break down the minnows with Edwards converting Simon Davies' cut back.
Antrim will open up with a home game against minnows Kilkenny while Cavan have an away tie against Roscommon.
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In other ways, too, the gulf between the region's minnows and its two big fish seems to be narrowing.
Brown is best remembered for guiding minnows Carrick to the 1976 Irish Cup.
Nor have corporate minnows been able to count on much help from taxpayers.
And if anyone knows just what success in the competition means to the non-league minnows it is their 66-year-old boss.
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Christian Holst fired low past Maik Taylor for the Faroes to give the minnows a surprise lead on the hour.
In spite of the tide of consolidation in the oil industry, some undercurrents are still flowing in the minnows' direction.
In reality, it is difficult to see F1's minnows backing a system that would see them end the season empty-handed.
Most previous investigations into organised crime in Brazil have caught only minnows.
But three of Sven-Goran Eriksson's men will be walking a disciplinary tightrope if they figure against the Group Seven minnows at Old Trafford.
Stuttgart, Sevilla and a humiliating thrashing from Romanian minnows Unirea Urziceni meant Rangers had no chance of making an impact a year ago.
Partly, he is a child, catching crabs and minnows, quite clear (as his four-year-old cousin isn't) about just how dead a dead sprat is.
New Zealand romped into the quarter-final stages with three bonus-point wins from their three pool matches, with just Saturday's encounter against minnows Romania to come.
The results of all that voting are frequently bizarre: rotating prime ministerships, angry shoals of political minnows, mix-and-match coalitions that turn out to be unmanageable.
Mourinho, whose Real team are set to succeed Barcelona as La Liga champions, was full of praise for Cypriot minnows Apoel Nicosia after their quarterfinal tie.
Wales must now pick themselves up for Wednesday's match away against Group D minnows San Marino, while Cyprus travel to take on the Republic of Ireland.
However, it's highly unlikely that the Slovenians will slip up against the minnows and Northern Ireland now look set to miss out on a play-off spot.
But the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) can now call upon the previously unavailable players in a bid to avert another embarrassing defeat against minnows Bangladesh.
They seem to deliberately put on the ear muffs, so as not hear hear the cries of the minnows they grind up in their processing mills.
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When the flow of debt from the market's giants dries up, it becomes harder to price bonds from the minnows, adding to their trouble in raising funds.
This year's minnows are Kenya, Scotland and Bangladesh, and, although each is capable of creating the World Cup surprise, it would give the greatest pleasure in Bangladesh.
Slovakia face minnows San Marino while Slovenia travel to Poland, beaten 2-0 on Saturday away to the third-placed Czech Republic -- who can still snatch a playoff place.
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