minor discrepancy

collocation in English

meaningsofminoranddiscrepancy

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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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discrepancy
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈskrep.ən.si/us
/dɪˈskrep.ən.si/
a difference between two things that should be ...
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(Definition ofminoranddiscrepancyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofminor discrepancy

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There will be aminordiscrepancybut not a serious problem for legal widows.
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There is aminordiscrepancyin the sources.
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Minor discrepancies included small secundum atrial septal defect (n=l) and possible patent ductus arteriosus (patency not confirmed) (n=2).
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In parallel, in production, it is rare that communication between adults is hindered by minor discrepancies in syntax or phonology.
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When there were minor discrepancies between the two measures, the caregiver was asked to clarify them.
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A perfectly adequate mechanism exists for adjusting parliamentary boundaries to deal with minor discrepancies.
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In that respect the debate has proved that only minor discrepancies have occurred.
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Relatively minor discrepancies between amounts of nuclear material quoted by a shipper and those found by a recipient do occur from time to time.
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It was an internal investigation relating to three minor discrepancies only.
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The opportunity still exists to put right such minor discrepancies before this otherwise excellent scheme goes forward.
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Of course there will be minor discrepancies.
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It would lead to her being searchingly cross-examined on minor discrepancies between her video statement and her courtroom testimony, which would be worse than what happens now.
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As such, small alignment errors or minor discrepancies that would cause a translation memory to fail are of no importance.
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There are also minor discrepancies and contradictions within the "ttartlur".
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These minor discrepancies reveal the authors view on the importance of mutuality between a husband and a wife.
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There are a small number of mostly minor discrepancies in certain historical, technical and chronological details between these sources.
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The minor discrepancies of distance can be adequately explained by slight changes in the tracks of roads during the last 2,300 years.
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