minor error
collocation in Englishmeaningsofminoranderror
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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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error
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈer.ər/us/ˈer.ɚ/
a ...
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(Definition ofminoranderrorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This makes forminorerrormargins (the automatic tagger output can be considered to be about 98 percent correct).
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From time to time, aminorerrorin the assembly process generated more efficient automata.
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Tol (forthcoming) shows that this is aminorerrorwhen considering climate-change-induced malaria, but the impact may be larger when all infectious diseases are included.
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I made aminorerror: it will not be on new year's eve in the year 1999.
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It would seem unduly harsh to penalise an applicant for aminorerrorwhich would not affect the decision on a licence application.
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They felt that anyminorerrorwas treated on the same basis as a major breach.
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In her written answer, she called that aminorerror.
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The first point is a regrettable but relativelyminorerror.
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We certainly do not want to persecute the ordinary motorist who makes aminorerror.
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There is oneminorerrorin one of them.
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I venture to think that he made oneminorerrorwhen he said that this measure brings this disease into conformity.
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It was, of course, aminorerrorthat put just another 100,000 railwaymen into the equation.
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For example, there may be a misspelling of the name of the defendant or some otherminorerror.
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We must focus on the distinction between aminorerrorof judgment or a moment's inattention and a higher level of culpability.
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I know of many small shopkeepers and other small business men who have had sleepless nights because they made aminorerrorand felt that they were treated as criminals.
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At every general election, some postal votes are disqualified because the forms have been put into the wrong envelopes, or because some otherminorerrorhas been made.
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That is necessary because there is a risk that anyminorerroror departure from the standard procedure would result in the entire procedure becoming a nullity.
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But it was not aminorerror.
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Therefore, it is an amazingminorerror.
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The fourth copy of the 1/7 division contains an extraminorerrorin one of the lines.
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