The phrase "are minimal compared with" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when making a comparison to indicate that the amount or degree of something is small in relation to another thing.
Example: "The costs associated with the project are minimal compared with the potential benefits it could bring."
Alternatives: "are slight in comparison to" or "are negligible when compared to".
Complications associated with percutaneous biopsy are minimal compared with those seen in open surgical biopsy, whereas diagnostic accuracy is comparable to that of surgical biopsy.
The risks are minimal compared with the wonders of spending time in a small village.
The costs of doing so are minimal compared with the consequences of treating this population as out of sight, out of mind.
Janet Turner Llanon, Ceredigion John Inverdale seems to mistake himself for a celebrity, without realising that his achievements are minimal compared with those whose trains and coat tails he rides upon.
The costs of running a club in NPSL are minimal compared with MLS – six figures over the long term, and City of Angels' travel expenses will be contained by competing in the Southwest Conference – but the potential returns are disproportionately high.
Taxes levied in Britain on property-purchasers, at 3% on properties priced between £250,000 and £500,000, are minimal compared with Irish taxes of 15% on similarly priced homes.John McGlashan, chief executive of the Beetham Organisation, says he knows of one Irishman who is borrowing £30m of mortgage money a year and buying flats in Liverpool by the dozen.
The backlash has been minimal compared with the fury felt toward Wall Street — but still detectable.
Except for sales of multifamily houses, second-quarter price changes were minimal compared with a year ago, the report shows.
His current association with Miami, though, is minimal compared with before.
The construction costs to complete these rail improvements would be minimal compared with the costs of highway widening and more new highways.
A tie-in would give AOL greater access to the Japanese market, where computer-based use of the Internet is minimal compared with that in the United States.
