1.   Avila shared her concerns with City Hall and the school district, but, to her mind, was met with little but stonewalling and evasion.

2.   Actually, it did a little but left a great deal yet to be done.

3.   I asked my daughter, looking a little washed-out but, nonetheless, like a model for driving safety.

4.   Now, a month later, he is still a little shaky but back at work.

5.   That leaves South Africa little choice but to aim for less and hope for an affordable vaccine.

6.   When he arrived in Petersham, Brother Craig says, he was a little chubby but definitely not fat.

7.   He sighs, a little weary but clearly fired up.