small time


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small time

n. Informal
A modest or minor level of attainment in a competitive field: a critical success that took her from the small time all the way to Hollywood.
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I did my best in the small time allowed me to make some thing like a man, or rather I should say something like a boy, of the poor creature, Ransome.
There never was such an alteration in a small room in a small time as in that parlour when they went back to finish tea.
He had had the belief that real war was a series of death struggles with small time in between for sleep and meals; but since his regiment had come to the field the army had done little but sit still and try to keep warm.
"You came in as the knight does in the jongleur's romances, between dragon and damsel, with small time for the asking of questions.
-"confide in your Honour's humble servant for adequate remuneration per hoondi per annum three hundred rupees a year to one expensive education St Xavier, Lucknow, and allow small time to forward same per hoondi sent to any part of India as your Honour shall address yourself This servant of your Honour has presently no place to lay crown of his head, but going to Benares by train on account of persecution of old woman talking so much and unanxious residing Saharunpore in any domestic capacity." Now what in the world does that mean?'
Napaka-small time (It's small time),' Duterte said during the distribution of land titles in Boracay.
by ONA As the rise of moon after the sunset will be for a very small time, it will be diffcult to sight it, said the moon sighting main committee members.
He said: "When I say I don't want to see small time personal users prosecuted, it's because I don't think it's the best way of tackling harm.
“With this new Mutual Hedge Instrument, we can offer exceptional and distinctive trading investment approaches to non-accredited investors or those small time retail investors.
A panel of top judges wants leniency for small time dealers with less than 50g of the drug.
He is having a scan and we are convinced it will only be a small time, he has a small chance of playing against Hull.
Summary: Many small time investors are faced with uncertainty as they try and cope with the losses incurred by them in the stock market due to financial fraud in IT service provider the Satyam.

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