1.   By contrast, San Francisco was a fascinating city of charm and not a little culture.

2.   Finance is again king, cemented by romanticism about retaining political sovereignty over the pound and laced with not a little xenophobia.

3.   With a great deal of relief, but surely not a little regret, Lear surrendered the copyright of his magnificent lithographs to the hands of John Gould.

4.   She could tell that he was puzzled, and not a little put out.

5.   He bore himself with great dignity, and not a little humour, but he was disappointed to the innermost core.

6.   We want to bring up a nice girl, not a little pig.

7.   No, nice girl, not a little pig.

8.   And that judgment is from someone who approached it with not a little skepticism.

9.   As in many countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia that shook off the Soviet empire, euphoria has given way to bitter truths and not a little disillusionment.

10.   At any rate, it is all a little shameless and not a little curious in a culture that otherwise pays classical music scant heed or respect.