beagán

Is mian liom go raibh tú beagán níos airde.

I wish I were a little taller.B1

Níl ach beagán airgid agam.

I only have a little money.B1

iii Go sonrach, nach ligfear d’oibriú na saoriomaíochta dul chun cinn i slí go dtiocfadh de an dílse nó an turlámhas ar earraí riachtanacha a bheith ina lámha féin ag beagán daoine chun dochair don phobal.

iii That, especially, the operation of free competition shall not be allowed so to develop as to result in the concentration of the ownership or control of essential commodities in a few individuals to the common detriment.C1

Pa mhó ná costas na Fóirithine Allamuick costas na dteinte agus na soillse amháin a bhíodh ag beagán oifigeach i bhFúndúireacht áirithe, rud ba léir ó bhreacacháin droch-chiméadta.

The fire and lighting bills alone for a few officers in one Institution, shown by ill-kept records, exceeded the Outdoor Relief in two Rural Districts.C1