small-scale
adjective
1
: small in scope
especially
: small in output or operation
2
of a map
: having a scale (such as one inch to 25 miles) that permits plotting of comparatively little detail and shows mainly large features
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Other big players include Equinor, which has installed a demonstration floating project off the coast of Norway; global company Principle Power, which has installed small-scale projects off Scotland and Portugal; and SBM Offshore, which has a demonstration project off France.
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David Sharp and Jennifer McDermott, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
But Boulevard — a company that churns out about 150,000 barrels of beer a year (a barrel is approximately 31 gallons) to 45 states and several countries — is no small-scale operation.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
But even if California is doing a relatively good job of building large solar farms in the desert, that’s no excuse for blocking small-scale solar installations in cities — on rooftops, parking lots, warehouses, abandoned lots and elsewhere.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
But while catastrophe bonds are tied to massive, severe natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes, weather derivatives’ parameters generally include more common, small-scale events such as rainfall or temperature.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Last year, the city of Detroit announced a program for small-scale property owners of duplexes and other types of rentals to get repair grants and rebates for bringing their properties up to code.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2024
These are all small-scale producers producing 1,000 to 2,000 bottles maximum a month.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
The resurgence of small-scale mining has led to chronic mercury contamination, and in parts of the Amazon, Indigenous people are dying from diseases brought onto their territories by the miners, and in violence linked to land disputes fueled by the activity.
—Andre Cabette Fabio, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
One thing that won’t change about phase two is the small-scale demonstration facility required for state approval that will be built at the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
David Sharp and Jennifer McDermott, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
But Boulevard — a company that churns out about 150,000 barrels of beer a year (a barrel is approximately 31 gallons) to 45 states and several countries — is no small-scale operation.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
But even if California is doing a relatively good job of building large solar farms in the desert, that’s no excuse for blocking small-scale solar installations in cities — on rooftops, parking lots, warehouses, abandoned lots and elsewhere.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
But while catastrophe bonds are tied to massive, severe natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes, weather derivatives’ parameters generally include more common, small-scale events such as rainfall or temperature.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Last year, the city of Detroit announced a program for small-scale property owners of duplexes and other types of rentals to get repair grants and rebates for bringing their properties up to code.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2024
These are all small-scale producers producing 1,000 to 2,000 bottles maximum a month.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
The resurgence of small-scale mining has led to chronic mercury contamination, and in parts of the Amazon, Indigenous people are dying from diseases brought onto their territories by the miners, and in violence linked to land disputes fueled by the activity.
—Andre Cabette Fabio, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
One thing that won’t change about phase two is the small-scale demonstration facility required for state approval that will be built at the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Small-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-scale. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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