One player said it was common in the last few years for a small core of players to break curfew.

Only a small core of that group attend services on a regular basis.

It has a small rocky core about the size of the Earth at its centre.

"There may be a small core of people, six or seven, who were against it from the beginning and still are," he said.

A smaller core will obviously allow more material to be stored in a given space.

He was still himself, a small hard core of man.

More than 70% of the structure was destroyed, leaving only a small core from the center.

"They should have kept a small core," said one senior officer.

We still have a small hard core of football supporters that are willing and able to create trouble if they're given the chance.

A small core of people are responsible for placing five calls each.