small entity

collocation in English

meaningsofsmallandentity

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small
adjective
uk
/smɔːl/us
/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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entity
noun[C]
uk
/ˈen.tɪ.ti/us
/ˈen.t̬ə.t̬i/
something that exists apart from other things, having its own ...
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(Definition ofsmallandentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsmall entity

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The question as to how these sounds can be defined and sanctioned, when representing only asmallentity in a greater aural environment, requires exploration.
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A parish council is asmallentitywhich we can all visualise, but there are district councils in the country which cover nearly 100,000 inhabitants.
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It is quite asmallentity.
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If an organization or individual qualifies forsmallentitystatus, claiming such status is relatively simple.
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The statuses include the large entity status and thesmallentitystatus.
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It is though asmallentity, but very much capable of conducting sea worthy operations and activities.
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An entity that does not qualify forsmallentitystatus is charged double the fees charged small entities.
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They are rather small entities, dispersed throughout communities and in villages.
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Sphingolipid-cholesterol rafts diffuse as small entities in the plasma membrane of mammalian cells.
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Thesmallentitystatus allows small businesses, independent inventors, nonprofit organizations to file a patent application and maintain an issued patent for a reduced fee -- a 50% reduction.
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These small entities could not be moved in entirety or in part.
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Secondly, small farmers and small entities are regarded as the main beneficiaries of these measures.
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Agencies are required to assess the impacts of their proposed and final rules on small entities, and to select less burdensome alternativesor explain why they can not do so.
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