adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
minimal/negligible (= very small and not important )
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The change in government had a minimal impact in the rural areas of the country.
negligible/minimal formal (= very small )
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The advertising campaign had a negligible effect on demand.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
only
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Since no external coding is required, only minimal debugging and testing are required for application generation, according to the company.
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Some of the incipient school-to-work systems I visited had made only minimal changes to the school program.
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The fire brigade arrived promptly and the fire was contained in one area, causing only minimal damage to equipment.
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With only minimal attention and love, he neither speaks nor walks nor feeds himself.
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Unfortunately, only minimal control over this basic aspect of construction has been possible with these devices.
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In reality, the Navy was undertaking only minimal reconnaissance, mainly because of a lack of airplanes.
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He gained only minimal official recognition for his work; death prevented his election to the Royal Society.
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Most live with only minimal sanitary, health and educational facilities.
■ NOUN
amount
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This is a practical knitting course with a minimal amount of theory.
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These products do, however, contain a minimal amount of cholesterol as claimed oil the label.
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Assumes only minimal amount of previous knowledge, and therefore concentrates on clarity of definition and explanation.
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With a minimal amount of solid rewriting, you can reap some surprising benefits.
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The clinic fee is almost sufficient to cover a counsellor's sessional fee, thus costing the practice a minimal amount .
change
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When undertaken, renal biopsy has usually shown interstitial nephritis, although minimal change nephropathy has been reported.
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Some of the incipient school-to-work systems I visited had made only minimal changes to the school program.
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A second alternative is to employ the principle of minimal change .
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The three participating high schools had made minimal changes in curriculum or instruction.
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They then shoehorn their minimal changes into their old management practices.
cost
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An accompanying booklet gives advice on timber selection, and how timber can be harvested locally at minimal cost .
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It provides a means of improving performance at a minimal cost .
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All this can be done at minimal cost .
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This involved a minimal cost while enabling them to accumulate expertise and gain entry into new markets.
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The Parasene Warm-Lite is an attractive lantern which can provide light and heat in a greenhouse or garden shed at minimal cost .
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Delegation achieves this at minimal cost .
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A military commander should order his troops in the way best calculated to achieve victory at a minimal cost .
damage
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The fire brigade arrived promptly and the fire was contained in one area, causing only minimal damage to equipment.
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The fire did minimal damage , she said, and there were no injuries.
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The Psychopomps had checked in and done some minimal damage two nights back.
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Other studies requested by the government in 1993 predicted minimal damage .
effort
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These penetrate the ground with minimal effort .
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Often illogical or insubstantial, they can be neutralized or eliminated with a minimal effort .
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In general, he works on the principle of minimal effort to achieve the required objectives in terms of both speed and quality.
impact
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Mining proposals continue to have the prospect of minimal impact on unemployment rates.
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The main point here is the relatively minimal impact of employment in port-related activities.
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Liberal parties were able to make minimal impact on peasant and working-class constituents.
level
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Some minimal level of compliance with societal expectations is, in other words, built into the profit goal.
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At minimal level , this would be a second dot.
pairs
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Minimal pairs and nearly minimal pairs should be placed side by side across the lists.
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Quite often this includes drill with minimal pairs , sets of words which differ from each other in just one phonemic contrast.
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How do we account for the minimal pairs given in Chapter 9?
state
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In theory the Thatcherites were for a minimal state .
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Objective: higher profits from minimal state regulation of the production and sale of drugs, except for regulation of quality.
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Florida has successfully used private capital in prison construction and operation, with a minimal state subsidy for each inmate.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Desert plants will stay healthy even with minimal watering.
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The crew had very little experience and were given minimal safety training.
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The effect on taxpayers will be minimal .
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The impact of the sale on current employees should be minimal .
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The new operating technique involves minimal risk to patients.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But his role is expected to be minimal , aside from a brief speech and video presentation.
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Democrats charge that the savings to the consumer, if any actually materialize, will be minimal .
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Johannesburg: Interest was minimal and the market closed weaker, with the general index 19 points down at 2,710.
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Some states, however, give nontenured teachers minimal procedural rights.
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The former requires minimal talent, hard work and a lot of luck.
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The source code and minimal documentation will be available to researchers and libraries.