He was attracted by the smallness of the taxes. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The smallness of her voice. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Large things tend to be unwieldy, clumsy, crude; smallness is the realm of elegance and grace. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative Strategies] Reference
The only consequence of their smallness is their inability to perturb others. From Wordnik.com. [Pioneers of Science] Reference
It can be hard to draw attention away from the big spenders who have enormous marketing budgets, but remember that your smallness is a plus. From Wordnik.com. [BellaOnline - The Voice of Women] Reference
"What! live in chambers?" they exclaim with astonishment and horror, recalling the smallness and cheerless aspect of their husbands 'business chambers. From Wordnik.com. [A Book About Lawyers] Reference
It adds to the basic concept the notion of smallness (as also in gosling, fledgeling) or the somewhat related notion of contemptible (as in weakling, princeling, hireling). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5. Form in Language: Grammatical Concepts] Reference
Not a bad story, and I like the "smallness" of it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
This is a mystery that shows many things about turning wheels and the "smallness" of the world. From Wordnik.com. [And We Think We Are Free Part 1-] Reference
One component is a Canadian sense of -- humility isn't exactly the right word, but maybe "smallness" or "proportion". From Wordnik.com. [identity] Reference
Your gut reaction equating working at Taco Bell with ignorance or "smallness" as opposed to the alleged greatness of a police officer is what this is all about. From Wordnik.com. [Alb. Deputy Accused of Sketchiness at cvillenews.com] Reference
Its smallness is apparent. From Wordnik.com. [TelephonyA New Era in the Making] Reference
I would contend that smallness is an asset. From Wordnik.com. [The Current Scottish Situation] Reference
It expressed that splendid smallness which is the soul of local patriotism. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare] Reference
Certain consonants and vowel sounds convey a sense of "smallness" while others suggest. From Wordnik.com. [Dose.ca Music briefs] Reference
"A-nother sign," expostulated Mr. Darton, "of what ye might call the smallness of human van-ity. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story] Reference
It seems the feeling of "smallness" that you're griping about is because they did a good job of portraying the situation. From Wordnik.com. [FlickFilosopher.com] Reference
I, for example, having the attribute of smallness remain small, and cannot become great: the smallness which is in me drives out greatness. From Wordnik.com. [Phaedo] Reference
"...one that values land, nature, family, tradition, locality, and "smallness" more than unrestrained greed and the market". From Wordnik.com. [Crunchy] Reference
There is no room here for resentment or smallness of soul. From Wordnik.com. [Sister Joan Chittister, OSB: Holy Wealth: The Purpose of Riches] Reference
Yes, she was a people, a person, her smallness notwithstanding. From Wordnik.com. [Hello and Thank You!] Reference
I might add here that it was the smallness of some of the individual. From Wordnik.com. [In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France] Reference
Clack of smallness, no solid place, chair-propped door, flue leaking steam. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy Guggenheim Visits an Operation] Reference
The only thing that saved him from lynching was the smallness of the crowd. From Wordnik.com. [The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin] Reference
This makes one aware of our brevity and smallness in the face of the cosmic. ''. From Wordnik.com. [When The Comet Flew Through Ancient Evenings] Reference
The smallness of their number disabling them from resisting the attacks of the southern. From Wordnik.com. [Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians] Reference
Unfortunately, advocates of small schools sometimes assume that smallness equals success. From Wordnik.com. [Q&Amp;A: Thinking Small] Reference
"The smallness of a country is much less of a problem than it was in the past," says Sapir. From Wordnik.com. [The Belgian Breakup] Reference
We could not but be surprised at the smallness of this cockpit in which three nations battled. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918] Reference
The only thing that struck us most forcibly was the smallness of our ship, though it was 6,000 tons. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba] Reference
On passing through its very numerous and fantastic rooms one is struck by their incredible smallness. From Wordnik.com. [Highways & Byways in Sussex] Reference
The smallness of General Grant's staff throughout the civil war forms the best model for future imitation. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
The Chinese are usually small, and this might easily account for the smallness of the hand as shown by your cast. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
The speech opened the proceedings on a note of intolerance, a smallness of spirit from which it never wholly recovered. From Wordnik.com. [Rocky Road To Houston] Reference
As though to deny his physical smallness, he smoked one of the fragrant, foot-long cigars produced only in the Hadriacum. From Wordnik.com. [Rebels of the Red Planet] Reference
He did not see that the glass had here, no doubt, not so much reference to him, as to the smallness of the birth examined by its aid. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
She was ambitious and had rebelled at her limitations, especially as she grew to realize the smallness and emptiness of the home-life. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
Nobody noticed or spoke to the girl as she went on with her small bag -- the bag that grew heavy, despite its smallness, as she progressed. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret] Reference
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