A small number – five, to be exact – have been bad.

一个小数目–确切地说是5–已经很糟了。

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Only a small number of Kadare's books have been translated into English.

卡达莱的书只有一小部分被翻译成了英文。

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Such systems are going through tests in a small number of stores.

这种系统正在少数商店进行测试。

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

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That way you could deliver a small number of vectors and they could amplify into a large number of vectors.

这样你只需向细胞中转入少量载体,就能得到大量的拷贝

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I think Lee identified a small number, but definitely some of them, that were lying about the date.

我想李指的只是一小部分公司,但是在期权发行日上做手脚,这种事情是绝对存在的

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You might have deep connections with a small number, and this is a good start.

FORBES: Test The Strength Of Your Network

ABT-418 in a small number of patients with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, with promising results.

ECONOMIST: Great drug, shame about the delivery system

Witnesses said a small number suddenly charged the police cordon and threw bottles, bricks, and dustbins.

BBC: Police officers