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  • It had no stars, but neither did Spring Awakening nor a series of other smaller-scale shows that have run longer in years past.

    Cara Joy David: The Fall That Was Cara Joy David 2011

  • Humanitarian and governance goals to which Afghans and many Americans rightly aspire will be better-served by a smaller-scale effort which can enable local, regional and non-governmental efforts than a massive one which cannot be sustained.

    Matthew Yglesias » Experts Call for Lowered Expectations in Afghanistan 2009

  • It had no stars, but neither did Spring Awakening nor a series of other smaller-scale shows that have run longer in years past.

    Cara Joy David: The Fall That Was Cara Joy David 2011

  • It had no stars, but neither did Spring Awakening nor a series of other smaller-scale shows that have run longer in years past.

    Cara Joy David: The Fall That Was Cara Joy David 2011

  • It had no stars, but neither did Spring Awakening nor a series of other smaller-scale shows that have run longer in years past.

    Cara Joy David: The Fall That Was Cara Joy David 2011

  • In addition to the four pilot schemes, 10 'neighbourhood level' areas have been selected to develop smaller-scale community budgets that will give residents a micro-local say over their services.

    Council pilot scheme aims to transform local services through pooled budgets 2011

  • A lot of the discussion also was about the unsettled policy landscape domestically and internationally, that we may not have a global, comprehensive approach to dealing with climate change, and whether there is potential for smaller-scale efforts.

    The Future of... 2011

  • "Broadcasters are likely to take responsibility for longer-term, higher-value deals on their most valuable programs, and independent production companies will take responsibility for securing smaller-scale deals direct with media agencies."

    U.K. Broadcasters Try Product Placement Adrian Kerr 2011

  • While Louisiana's annual party dates back to 1699, the Two Boots event, created as a benefit for the nonprofit Lower East Side Girls Club, owes its existence to a smaller-scale, improvised 2008 marching-band parade undertaken by the restaurateur, filmmaker and Howl!

    Big Easy in the Big Apple Bruce Bennett 2011

  • What has been notable about the successful civil uprisings against the Tunisian and Egyptian dictatorships, the serious popular challenges to the Yemeni and Bahraini dictatorships and the smaller-scale protests sweeping the region, is that they were completely indigenous and not sullied by foreign intervention.

    Stephen Zunes: Libya: Was Armed Revolt and Western Intervention the Only Option? Stephen Zunes 2011

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