minor incident
collocation in Englishmeaningsofminorandincident
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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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incident
noun
uk/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/us/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
an event that is either unpleasant ...
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(Definition ofminorandincidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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At the time it was considered aminorincident, compared to the many other encounters with polar bears during the voyage.
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Aminorincidentwithin a major event can signal the dimensions of the problem.
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But that was only aminorincident.
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No, it is not aminorincident, but let us put it in its right proportion.
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For the firstminorincidenthe might be able to depend on a quick concentration of reliable men.
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Aminorincidentis normally exaggerated by people who magnify it into a great drama.
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Clearly this was a veryminorincidentwhich brought about no risk.
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There has, however, been what would be described as a major incident or as aminorincident, according to the view one may take.
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These are not ordinary circumstances and it is not aminorincident.
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There is the ever-present fear that extremists will fix on someminorincidentand blow it up into a riot.
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This was aminorincidentwhich occured during shunting.
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This was aminorincidentwith no nuclear or other safety implications.
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When it comes to such cases, whether it concerns a major orminorincident, considerable thought is given to it.
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The incident was investigated and was categorised as aminorincidentwhich has a limited effect on water quality.
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The fact is that this was essentially aminorincident.
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I cannot help but conclude that it was less controversial to attach such a major recommendation to a report into a moreminorincident.
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I was recently subject to what was, compared with the cases mentioned this evening, a relativelyminorincident.
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A balanced view should have been presented of aminorincidentin a massive overall effort of technological achievement.
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If there is evidence that wild life, running into probably hundreds of thousands on the basis of these samples, has been destroyed, what would he call that—aminorincident?
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I should add that the activation of a nuclear alert was a correct but perhaps over-cautious response by staff to what we know now was a comparativelyminorincident.
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