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The phrase "a minimum opening" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to the smallest allowable or required opening in a physical or metaphorical sense.
Example: "To ensure safety, the design must include a minimum opening of 12 inches for ventilation."
Alternatives: "a required opening" or "the smallest opening".
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The dealer on your right passes, you pass, and lefty opens two diamonds, Flannery, showing a minimum opening bid with four spades and five hearts.
A minimum opening bid is assumed to contain seven losers.
But East, with a minimum opening bid, doubled.
Three clubs warned of a minimum opening bid.
A minimum opening offer of some £1.2bn was required.
When West overcalled two diamonds, North passed to show a minimum opening bid.
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This meant that if North had a 5-3-3-2 5-3-3-2 5-3-3-2 5-3-3-2ld pass.
And four hearts announced a maximum minimum opening bid with three-card heart support.
Community banks in predominantly black neighborhoods require an average minimum opening deposit of $81, compared with $69 in white neighborhoods, the researchers found.
Discover Bank's checking account comes with no monthly maintenance charge and its savings account has a relatively low minimum opening deposit requirement of $500, especially given its high yield.
North's response of two no-trump, followed by a jump to four spades, showed minimum opening values with a good spade fit.
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