Sentence examples for a small but significant development from inspiring English sources

Today, there's a small but significant development.

Diehl's return Wednesday was a small but significant development for the Giants' injury-ravaged offensive line.

Here's a small but significant development for your Tuesday morning: Karmin's "Acapella" -- the amazingly irritating lead single from this electro-pop duo's upcoming album -- has somehow gotten worse.

The screening of several dozen conditions to observe a phenotype for Atmrp6 KO plants allowed us to show that, in the presence of Cd, the deletion of AtMRP6 has a small but significant impact on the development of primary leaves whereas roots elongation and ramification were unaffected.

22, 23 We previously showed a small but significant acceleration of intestinal tumor development after exposure to 2 Gy X-rays in 10-week-old Mlh1−/− mice, with no sensitivity observed in Mlh1+/− heterozygotes.

11 Lastly, a systemic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies which are conducted across all age groups found that raised inflammatory markers including CRP and IL-6 have a small but significant association with the subsequent development of depressive symptoms after adjustment for age and a wide range of factors associated with risk for depression.

A closer examination of the profiles obtained for the two phenological indicators used in this study revealed a closer match to facultative cereal varieties where a small but significant acceleration of the phenological development is usually observed when plants are exposed to cold.

Baseline characteristics at the time of the trauma, including psychiatric history prior to trauma (e.g., anxiety and depression) and past trauma history, have also been associated with PTSD development to a small but significant extent (Ozer et al., 2003).

Similarly Bangladesh's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, may believe that hanging the leaders of an Islamist opposition party, ahead of general elections in 2013, could bring political gain if that weakens a small but significant electoral opponent.South Asia despite the latest developments remains far less enthusiastic over executions than, say, authoritarian China.

A small but significant word.

It's a small but significant sign.