Sentence examples similar to conceding minimally from inspiring English sources
In the cabinet he announced last week, Mr. Karzai conceded just enough to minimally satisfy competing constituencies: on the one hand, Washington and its NATO allies, which aim to have 140,000 troops in the country by mid-2010; on the other, the political cronies who made sure he won a fraud-marred election.
Hence, conceding the choice has an advantage.
The Institute did not decide formally to oppose the death penalty as some of its members apparently wanted, but in a statement last October conceded there are "intractable institutional and structural obstacles to ensuring a minimally adequate system for administering capital punishment".
This is ironic given that in September, when the case was thrown out of the superior court, the judge conceded that the oath infringed on the right to free expression, but ruled it did so only minimally.
Even Whole Foods executives concede that the chain's wide, clean, track-lighted aisles, its piped-in jazz and its extensive collection of specialty cheeses, minimally processed meats and organic produce have given it a high-priced sheen.
"Nice putt," he concedes.
