1.   A relatively small but daring Houston firm, Parker is building a one-of-a-kind land rig to tackle Sakhalin.

2.   Every few years, it seemed, there was a fresh tidbit, small but promising.

3.   The good news is, Ellula is devising a set with a small but, alas, noninflatable subwoofer.

4.   The small but mighty Tete-a-Tete is one of the best for naturalizing after it has been forced.

5.   There was another small but telling example of how the face of the nation and its technology have changed.

6.   Those numbers alone state the case unequivocally, but there are other small but telling details.