minor issue
collocation in Englishmeaningsofminorandissue
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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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issue
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪʃ.uː/us/ˈɪʃ.uː/
a subject or problem that people are thinking and ...
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(Definition ofminorandissuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofminor issue
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The degree of integration of the book could have been better given its structure but this is aminorissue.
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At one end of the spectrum, there are those who think this is aminorissue.
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This is not aminorissue; if there is to be a second edition, changing the font size should be considered a priority.
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The interviews and surveys of the study also revealed the problem of corruption as aminorissue.
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Whatever the stylistic 'vernacular' sources of this front porch, it should have been a relativelyminorissuein the overall analysis of working-class housing organization and usage.
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We accept that on thisminorissuethere has been a meeting of minds.
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That is aminorissue, but it demonstrates the way in which problems were identified at an early stage and rectified.
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This might appear to be aminorissue, almost a routine matter.
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This may seem aminorissue, but it becomes quite large when one realises what happens.
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It is not aminorissue, after all.
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I think that we should get on with the debate on thisminorissue.
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It is often said that there are now only 163 grammar schools in the country and that this is aminorissue.
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Theminorissueis of no less intrinsic importance.
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The moment of arrest is not aminorissue: it is the crux of the relationship between state and citizen.
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This is not aminorissueto the colleges concerned.
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We have too often assumed that cartels are aminorissueand commit only small misdemeanours that do not matter.
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Human rights are not aminorissue, but the starting point of our political activity.
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This may seem to some to be aminorissue, but for me it is a point of principle that has to be made.
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The situation of the world coffee market, therefore, is not a secondary,minorissue.
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In my view the subject of rent is a comparativelyminorissue.
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