minor mistake

collocation in English

meaningsofminorandmistake

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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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mistake
noun[C]
uk
/mɪˈsteɪk/us
/mɪˈsteɪk/
an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or ...
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(Definition ofminorandmistakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofminor mistake

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He has never once admitted that he has made a fundamental or evenminormistake.
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A year or 18 months can pass between an impropriety, or even aminormistake, and our hearing about it.
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The whole charge might become void because of a relativelyminormistake.
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Sufferers may feel anxious when he/she makes a mistake, and usually even aminormistakefears the worst.
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But makes aminormistakeon his positional play from the 3 to the 4.
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This means that aminormistakecan ruin the game.
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There is also a small number of annoying minor mistakes and ambiguities.
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The book suffered from some minor mistakes and lacked footnotes.
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If there were only minor mistakes or irregularities, that also would be a fit subject for publication.
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I have farmers come to me saying that they get no notice of inspections and are faced with significant penalties for very minor mistakes.
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My attention was drawn to a very large number of minor mistakes in drafting.
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It is perfectly possible for genuine minor mistakes to be sorted out in that period.
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The serious misdeclaration penalty is catching too many minor mistakes.
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We are trying to correct one of the minor mistakes resulting from the changes to corporation tax that have been introduced over the past two years.
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The minor mistakes that are made are of a kind that do not affect anyone —provided that appropriation is quickly followed by division of the funds and payment out.
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By allowing you to commit minor mistakes, the ruling class hides its major crimes.
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You should treat men of talent with respect, pardon them for their minor mistakes and honour them for their contributions.
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But these are just minor mistakes, after all; the two know each other well, the article said.
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