The town remained small until the coming of the railway in 1845, although several pre-19th-century buildings survive.

The school remained small until the late 19th century.

However, the number of boat people fleeing Vietnam was relatively small until 1978.

The local population remained small until the arrival of the railroad in the 1840s.

The organization remained small until late 1969 when it gained several hundred new members.

The school remained relatively small in size until the inter-war period.

The size of the district was however small until 1869, when it assumed its present form.

Loomis's profile was smaller in the latter half of the 1980s until recent years.

The population of the city remained relatively small until the early 20th century.

It was very small until the war, then there was big demand for them.