minor adjustment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofminorandadjustment
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minor
adjective
uk/ˈmaɪ.nər/us/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/
having little importance, influence, or effect, especially when compared with other things of the ...
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adjustment
noun[C or U]
uk/əˈdʒʌst.mənt/us/əˈdʒʌst.mənt/
a ...
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(Definition ofminorandadjustmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is someminoradjustmentto avoid double counting of individual houses closed and later demolished.
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Someminoradjustmentof relaxation scattering times would allow almost indistinguishable results to be achieved between the two approaches.
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The statement of type safety for the instrumented semantics requires aminoradjustmentregarding the type of e in the second clause.
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This is nominoradjustmentbut is a major problem.
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It might well be that even with the long period during which experts have been considering these matters, there may be room forminoradjustment.
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Gas masks are, however, made in standard sizes requiringminoradjustmentonly for individual fitting and, on return, are promptly put back into service.
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I believe that someminoradjustmentwas made in 1934 concerning coffee and tobacco, but this is irrelevant to my present purpose.
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Someminoradjustmentto this figure may be needed when the final transactions relating to the disposal of the holdings have been completed.
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He thinks that this a veryminoradjustment.
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These figures will be subject tominoradjustmentin the course of the session and final figures will not be available for some time yet.
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This is a little more than aminoradjustment.
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It is a change which could not possibly be described by anyone in his right mind as aminoradjustment.
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We are talking about a relativelyminoradjustmentboth in terms of overall operational capability and in budgetary terms.
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There are wide and far-reaching implications in this apparentlyminoradjustmentin the qualifications for the exercise of the right of patronage.
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There is oneminoradjustmentto interest rates.
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There is thisminoradjustmentfrom twelve months to six months in the first proviso.
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This is aminoradjustmentto put the pay of these officers into proper relation to the pay of officers of lower rank.
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It is limited geographically to the assisted areas, the development areas and intermediate areas, with one relativelyminoradjustment.
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This decision represents only aminoradjustmentto the broad decisions taken in our reappraisal last year of the defence programme.
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