The rules of the competition, called the surface protocol, require divers to take three seemingly inconsequential actions to claim their records: remove goggles and nose clip, give an O.K. sign and say, "I am O.K". — all in the first 15 seconds of surfacing.
Roughly a third of the measures Congress passes are inconsequential actions such as renaming post offices.
In addition, Lacrosse was concerned by the increasing gale and rocky lee shoreline, which posed considerable threats to his over-laden vessel, which was already damaged from its winter voyage and carried a regiment of the French Army and General Humbert, neither of which could be placed at risk in an inconsequential naval action.
(B) As Carson's men charged forward, they felt keenly, albeit intuitively, the way surveillance compressed time, tightening it in — days of inaction punctuated only by occasional shit breaks, piss breaks, smoke breaks and drink breaks, food breaks and stretch breaks interrupted only by small, inconsequential peripheral actions observed.
In fact, politics are inconsequential to the action of "Il Trovatore," and Mr. Moshinsky's sloppy take, like Mr. Vick's donnish one, self-destructed on arrival.
All tiny actions, inconsequential in isolation, measured in the consumption of minutes and hours, become the collective representation of success over time.
As inconsequential as these actions may seem to a person's creditworthiness, they have an effect on some lender's decisions.
"The simple act of placing sand in a crack or posting a photo on social media may seem inconsequential, but small actions can help raise awareness of the issues facing those who are overlooked".
The plastic bag issue has divided environmentalists with some arguing the action is inconsequential while others say it is an important symbol of reduced consupmtion and often leads to further environmental action.
Wal-Mart had initially brushed off these actions as inconsequential public relations efforts.
