Of course second preferences will only impact the result in a minority of seats and even then to a very minor degree. (ukpollingreport.co.uk)
There are innumerable instances of this kind of undertaking from which a fairly minor degree of inconvenience exempts us. (faith.org.uk)
Mr. Whalen received a B.A. in history in 2000 from Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., where he also obtained minor degrees in Spanish, economics and business. (primerus.com)