on a small scale
Example Sentences
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"In a way, we may have anticipated that future, showing that it is already possible to build and operate such an experiment on a small scale."
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
These computers are already in use on a small scale, by financial institutions and other companies preparing for how they will one day use the more powerful versions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
"Their networks from overseas have ordered them to carry out activities on a small scale, which is different from before," Chhay Sinarith told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
“We both like working on a small scale and we like working on a big scale.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024
Or as Feynman expressed it, "things on a small scale behave nothing like things on a large scale."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
