miniscule

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Our tour was scheduled to start a week later; six shows in seven days - miniscule, as tours go, but about the most we can hope for given our limited ability to get concurrent time off - that would take us about 4000 miles.

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  • It's miniscule, but it's a real coat. —  Paola Antonelli previews "Design and the Elastic Mind"
  • By the way, our flat has a miniscule washer / dryer (combo -- one tiny machine and compartment does bnoth) that takes about 6 hours to wash and dry. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Advertisers already seem to have a sense that this sliver of attention that they're getting is extremely miniscule, and they also know that it grows ever smaller as web users become more proficient at navigating the cacaphony of links in order to focus their attention on precisely what they came to a page for (content). —  Ars Technica
  • Since the budget is miniscule, the filmmaker has his freedom to experiment without pressure from the producers, added Mr. Banerjee. —  www.indiantelevision.com
  • Our tour was scheduled to start a week later; six shows in seven days - miniscule, as tours go, but about the most we can hope for given our limited ability to get concurrent time off - that would take us about 4000 miles. —  NewWest.Net All Headlines
 

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