1.   Around these three swirl a small galaxy of extremely well-played characters.

2.   At the same time, a small galaxy of newcomers is trying to squeeze down the same runway.

3.   Bust out of it he did, lobbying shamelessly, building extravagantly, and paying through the nose to hire a small galaxy of star professors.

4.   We cannot pass into the space beyond our tidy corner of one small galaxy.