The phrase "a minor deviation from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small change or difference from a standard, norm, or expected outcome.
Example: "The project experienced a minor deviation from the original timeline, but we were still able to meet the final deadline."
Alternatives: "a slight variation from" or "a small departure from".
This shouldn't come as a surprise, though it's a minor deviation from the norm.
And for good commercial reasons: their model showed that even a minor deviation from this "ideal" level of slant would hurt profits through a sizeable loss of circulation.Have I got skews for youShowing that newspapers have a political slant that is economically rational does not necessarily answer the question of whether ownership or demand determines bias.
It's a minor deviation from the awful energy status quo and would be a depressing end indeed to the year-long Obama-era effort to finally address America's energy problems.
CTLA4 −1722 showed a minor deviation from HWE in the control group but as this occurred in one subgroup only it was considered fortuitous (Table 3).
This is only a minor deviation from current practice.
A minor deviation from the overlaid backbones is seen in loop α3 β6 of TbTDPX2.
Apart from a minor deviation for a tiny "bubble" car in the 1950s, every BMW since then has been designed with a grille that's split down the middle.
Grade I complications included any minor deviations from a normal postoperative course without the need for pharmacologic intervention.
However, in some cases, for example, TP53 plus KRAS mutations, there may be a highly significant but still relatively minor deviation from expected rates of co-occurrence.
Countries in the region fear that South Korea's minor deviation from nuclear orthodoxy could be used by North Korea to justify is nuclear weapons program and to boycott the next round of regional disarmament talks, tentatively scheduled for Sept. 22 in Beijing.
It should be noted that the monoclinic angles in both unit cells [βD = 91.982(4)° and βH = 90.15(1)°] display only minor deviation from the right angle.
