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The phrase "a small but significant difference between" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing distinctions that may seem minor in size or scope but have important implications or effects.
Example: "There is a small but significant difference between the two methods of data analysis that can impact the final results."
Alternatives: "a minor yet important difference between" or "a slight but meaningful difference between".
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There were no large differences in RQ between the groups; although there was a small but significant difference between yoga and non yoga groups in the RQ, this was different in direction between men and women, and in general, the rounded off value of the RQ in all groups was 0.9.
For example, there is a small but significant difference between average red cell counts of persons living in New York City, at sea level pressure, and persons living in Denver, Colo., more than 1.5 km (1 mile) above sea level, where the atmospheric pressure is lower.
There was a small, but significant difference between HC and BD participants for the total EmoBio score (F (1,136) = 4.85, p = 0.029, η 2 = 0.03).
A small but significant difference between syntaxin and munc18-1 deletion was observed in the amount of secretory vesicles within 0 100 nm from the plasma membrane (inset of Figure 2B; ANOVA p<0.05).
In terms of D KL there was a small, but significant difference between GIs and chromosomes.
For milder depressive symptoms (BDI scores of 15), a small but significant difference between groups was found (Table 5).
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It's a small but significant difference.
There were small but significant differences between patients from different deprivation groups.
This can cause small but significant differences between phones that lead to even more complications for refineries.
There were small but significant differences between the three groups.
Small, but significant differences were observed between Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica.
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