There are a small number of people involved, possibly as few as twenty.

有一小部分人参与其中，可能只有20人。

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Most European and Asian universities provide an elite service to a small number of people.

大多数欧洲和亚洲的大学为一小部分人提供精英服务。

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Today only a small number of people still practice calligraphy.

时至今日，仅有部分人仍时时练习书法。

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There are a small number of people who think these drugs might cause high grade cancer.

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Except I know that, in not a small number of people, there was at least some satisfaction.

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He says that the island receives just a small number of people each year, mainly foreign visitors or expatriates.

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