"There are concerns in most O.E.C.D.countries that the number of nurses is too small to respond to the demand.

VOA: special.2010.06.07

The number of people in the small town of Spencer,Iowa,for example, dropped from eleven thousand to eight thousand in just a few years.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

Another report on Thursday showed a small drop in the number of newly jobless workers last week.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

A small number of colleges -- perhaps about twenty nationally -- reject the traditional grading system.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

More broadly, many critics are asking why the debate is taking place at all, since it affects such a small number of women.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

While the results may be disappointing, proponents of testing say identifying even a small number of people is worth the effort because early treatment saves lives and can prevent the spread of HIV.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

Another thing is that most patients - And of those who were tested, only a small number were positive, even though the researchers tested 30 times more people than would normally be tested for HIV.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23