small-scale project

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small-scale
adjective
uk
/ˈsmɔːl.skeɪl/
us
/ˈsmɑːl.skeɪl/
small, especially when compared to other things ...
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project
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprɒdʒ.ekt/
us
/ˈprɑː.dʒekt/
a piece of planned work or an activity that is finished over a period of time and intended to achieve a ...
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The interweaving and resulting co-ordination among the students are obviously immense on such asmall-scaleproject.
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Thatsmall-scaleproject, piloted by my local police force, has had dramatic results in leading people away from a life of crime and towards a life of more productive employment.
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Any lightweight, lean orsmall-scaleprojectmanagement methodology must scale back process management and documentation to an optimum level.
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This model offers a lightweight approach to documenting the project that is eminently scalable and does not add an unnecessary management burden to asmall-scaleprojectprocess.
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Insight, intuition and creativity are indicators of quality that on asmall-scaleprojectare perhaps better evaluated on an instinctive level i.e. is it good enough.
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A number of small-scale projects have developed these ideas.
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We have developed a niche for effective, small-scale projects and for encouraging work involving political parties within countries and from different countries.
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The committee says that there should be a place for small-scale projects particularly in the social fund.
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Decisions are made there in 24 hours on small-scale projects.
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Of course the administrative load is quite heavy with small-scale projects of this kind; in other words, cutting the operating budget becomes very attractive.
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They thought that co-financing tended to favour large high-impact projects, whereas direct bidding favoured small-scale projects.
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My second point is that the approval of small-scale projects is most important.
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Part of the programme will continue to fund small-scale projects on estates, addressed to particular problematical features of such estates or areas within them.
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The trust, which will deal with small-scale projects, approached a range of companies, including 16 in which the miners' pension fund has significant investments.
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The rapporteur also wants small-scale projects to go ahead without a public tendering procedure, and to make the latter unnecessary.
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Although we are all against excessive bureaucracy, it is my opinion that even for small-scale projects the relevant rules of public tendering should be followed.
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I feel that this technology associated with renewable energy will be most useful in the area of relatively small-scale projects and usage.
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Comprehensive details of small-scale projects or projects by region are not held centrally.
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In addition, there are many small-scale projects.
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