A subsequent meta-analysis found only very minor reduction in duration, and the authors concluded that vitamin C had no value in treating the common cold.

But airline safety is tightly regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration, which sets standards so high that minor reductions in maintenance do not threaten public safety.

This fairly low-cost solution can offer minor reductions in heat loss.

The resulting minor reduction in the frequency of blackouts is projected to not be worth the cost of the implementation.

But Federal subsidy levels for 1991 have survived with only minor reductions, and many farmers have decided they can absorb the higher costs of energy so far.

A minor reduction in triglycerides and an increase in high-density lipoproteins (HDL) are common.

However, considering the large number of persons working in molecular biology laboratories, even minor reductions in radiation doses would be significant at the population level.

What good is a relatively minor reduction - $54 billion - in the Federal deficit if the steps to achieve it kick the economy into the threatened recession?

But to use the terms, manufacturers would have to make only minor "verifiable" reductions in fat, cholesterol, sodium, sugar or calories.

Even a minor reduction in the rate of increase of the budget may be quite damaging to some of the small institutions, especially those that are at the development stage.