Less
Less adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Small number of and less are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Small number of" instead an adjective "Less".
Small number of
Less and small number of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Less" instead an adjective phrase "Small number of".
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You only encounter a comparatively-small number of bandits throughout the whole game, consisting of small encampments with less than 15 men at one and less than 25 at the other.
Source: Video Game / Metro 2033 -
MS-04 worked well enough it could actually fight, but was still expensive, complex and short-ranged while the Zaku I had similar performance and superior range and simplicity while costing less, resulting in the latter being mass-produced and the MS-04 remaining a small number of prototypes.
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Both played straight and averted in SaGa Frontier 2 - your characters, if they are taken to 0 HP in battle, will simply collapse and get up with a small number of HP and one less LP after the battle.
Source: Non-Lethal K.O.
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