In the case of the bond guarantors, such a step would isolate mortgage-related securities that are starting to experience higher-than-expected default rates from the safer municipal bond business, where losses are expected to be minimal.
For the Indian subsidiaries of multinationals like Intel, however, the impact of the reduced limit is expected to be minimal.
Mothercare said in a statement that the impact on profits was expected to be "minimal and does not change our overall view of international profitability going forward".
But getting voters to the polls is much harder in an oddly timed special election; this is set for June 25, and turnout is expected to be minimal.
While nearly half the schools that responded to the survey expected enrollment declines, the changes are expected to be minimal and overall enrollment should remain relatively flat.
The turbines will be visible from the shore only on very clear days, the companies said, so that public outcry, at least about the view, is expected to be minimal.
It is comparatively inexpensive to convert vehicles to run on ethanol blends, but the fuel is available at a limited number of service stations, so the gasoline savings are expected to be minimal in the next few years.
A statement from the EA said: "As much of the escaping gas oil is likely to evaporate and be dispersed by the sea, its environmental impact is expected to be minimal at this stage.
Snowfall is expected to be minimal along the I-95 corridor from Philadelphia to Boston, but winter-storm watches and warnings have been issued for inland parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and northern New England.
A "small quantity" of oil which was in use at the time seeped out of the 269ft (82m) vessel but the impact of the leak was expected to be "minimal", Environment Agency Wales said.
However, as they will be used by the education standards watchdog Ofsted to measure school performance, the number of heads declining to use them is expected to be minimal.
