In other words, using four threads does not mean the performance will be four times better than using one thread, i.e. sequential programming, because some minor steps in the algorithm are processed sequentially.
Bizet's ability to find the appropriate musical phrase with style and economy is better demonstrated, Dean suggests, in his treatment of Leila's oath of chastity, where a simple phrase is repeated twice in minor third steps.
Wilson argues that minor steps are probably not going to make a large difference in the treatment of animals at the park.
Some minor steps may have been skipped above.
The Ledbetter act is certainly legislation to be celebrated by feminists and equal rights advocates everywhere, but in many ways the legislation is just one remedy in a long list of injustices done in the last eight years and a minor step up in the battle for equal pay.
As president of the Union, he pioneered a debate on equalizing the age of consent for gays and straights -- no minor step in 1980.
The settlement is "one less thing to be negative on BP about and a minor step in the right direction toward the rehabilitation of BP," said Iain Armstrong, an equity analyst at the investment manager Brewin Dolphin in London.
It's a minor step in a campaign to win a congressional seat, but can influence the activists whose efforts can win or lose a race. .
One minor step we should take is normalizing global recognition of landmark days in history such as the International Day of Peace (observed annually on September 21).
The peripheral defence theory was based on building smaller fortifications in advance positions to meet the enemy at an early stage, while the central defence theory was meant to weaken the enemy step by step in minor skirmishes and ambushes carried out by forces supplied and supported by central fortresses not located in the front line.
