Ideas without a smidgen of belief are at one end; ideas that everyone believes completely are at the other end.
Interpretation and debate, much passion and a smidgen of pride, seem set to condition the intellectual way ahead for years to come.
I want to bring two smidgens of philosophy to what otherwise might seem a rather parochial fixation on my constituency.
A mere £10 billion was mentioned; a smidgen we were told.
I asked him to show just a smidgen of common sense, but he refused.
I find it incredibly difficult even to give a smidgen of helpful advice.
Anyone with a smidgen of realisation about the political implications of the report would be staggered by its lack of intelligent observation and analysis.
My amendment would go some way towards introducing a smidgen of accountability into the way that the security services process data.
