minor alteration
collocation in Englishmeaningsofminorandalteration
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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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alteration
noun
uk/ˌɒl.təˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑːl.t̬əˈreɪ.ʃən/
a change, usually a slight change, in the appearance, character, or structure ...
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(Definition ofminorandalterationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Novel combinations conferring advantage can be fixed byminoralterationin the (presumably intronic) splicing recognition sites.
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This is aminoralterationof the definition of "trading stamp".
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I suggest aminoralterationto the system that would make it appear to be even fairer than it now appears to be.
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The first is major road construction, the secondminoralteration, the third planning action, and the fourth administrative action.
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There was aminoralterationto excise duties which reduced the estimated out-turn to £1,065 million.
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Can we sit back without criticising a two-year delay in making a comparativelyminoralterationin the law?
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It was put forward as being subject tominoralteration.
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Many buildings, withminoralteration, would also conform.
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Aminoralterationwas recently effected whereby the air inlets beneath the benches.
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We would do this even if a relativelyminoralterationwere to be made in the constituencies.
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In some senses perhaps it could be described as a second innings upon that wicket because, save for aminoralterationas to the date, this is precisely the same.
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What will be the position of a highway authority which has just taken over a brand new road and which is picked up in part for aminoralteration?
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In 1995, the logo received aminoralterationas it was slightly tilted to the right.
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There was someminoralterationof the suspension and a new commander's cupola as well.
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The laboratory investigations themselves may lead to interpretation difficulties in the elderly since minor alterations may be due to intercurrent illnesses.
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Ewing called it a corny solution, but cost-effective because theminoralterationwould cost one-third of a full repainting.
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Furthermore, the commercial sector wants to make minor alterations to your taste and feed it as quickly as they can produce recordings.
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Except for the second ritornello, now divided between the organ and strings, the trio's ritornellos were adopted with only minor alterations.
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Sometimes minor alterations to the documented processes were introduced on an ad hoc basis at an operational level without informing management.
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Hence, integral parts of the existing sequential compiler framework can be reused with only minor alterations.
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