minimal disruption

collocation in English

meaningsofminimalanddisruption

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minimal
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/us
/ˈmɪn.ə.məl/
very small ...
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disruption
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪsˈrʌp.ʃən/us
/dɪsˈrʌp.ʃən/
the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or ...
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(Definition ofminimalanddisruptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Also, there should beminimaldisruptionto users, avoiding loss of data and significant delays in processing.
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When problems occurred, they could troubleshoot effectively, withminimaldisruptionto the musical -ow of the lesson and pupils' work.
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Allowing software agents to represent the interests of autonomous departments or business units permits organisations to adapt and evolve withminimaldisruption.
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The framework provides an environment that can acquire rich, meaningful rationale information in a time- and cost-effective manner, withminimaldisruptionto the designer.
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Indeed, negatives, which essentially stand outside the mood system, involveminimaldisruptionof indicativeness : they are realised by indicatives containing a negative marker.
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They claim that there will beminimaldisruptionfor those in receipt of benefits.
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However, technologies are available that could be used to seal the leaking pipes withminimaldisruption.
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There is a need for co-ordination to ensureminimaldisruptionto members of the public.
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Minimaldisruptionis very much to be hoped for in those cases.
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This work can be carried out over a period of four years withminimaldisruptionto the institute's work.
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Where in-service training takes place in school hours, schools should ensure that their arrangements causeminimaldisruptionto pupils.
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The process of decoupling became much more pronounced with the advent of radio and other uses of electromagnetic radiation, which travel across space withminimaldisruptionof the earth's surface.
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We take this as testimony to the fact that our methods are highly acceptable and could be employed for routine use within general practice withminimaldisruptionto practices.
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Careful planning and operation ensuredminimaldisruptionto the character of the land.
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However, these uprisings were typically incoherent and causedminimaldisruptionto the ruling authorities.
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Mining began in the 1950s on the beachfront and this causedminimaldisruptionto the environment.
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We have issued other instruction and guidance in other matters to ensure that students have to sufferminimaldisruptionfrom such changes.
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Thirdly, there was onlyminimaldisruptionto the work of the acute hospitals, and they were soon back to carrying out routine elective surgery.
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Rather, laws and infrastructure should merely incorporate motorcycles into normal traffic withminimaldisruptionand risk to riders.
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In introducing such sweeping and major reform to an organisation, we have made it a priority to maintain a good level of service for clients and to ensureminimaldisruption.
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I-walls met the project goals of providing increased embankment heights within the limited existing rights-of-way withminimaldisruptionto the adjacent residential neighborhoods.
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Timber falsework was used to shore up sections of the bridge under construction, allowing construction to proceed withminimaldisruptionto traffic.
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Another advantage of these small optical probes is theminimaldisruptionof the current-field in the measuring volume, allowing for less disturbed surveys of microturbulence and shear.
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The ground floor parking has a further 200 parking spaces to ensure that traffic moves in and around the complex and withminimaldisruptionto all visitors.
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The conduit's cross section was also determined by maintenance requirements; workmen must be able to enter and access the whole, withminimaldisruptionto its fabric.
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