But for the unsuspecting government official, even the compromise of seemingly insignificant personal data can, in the end, have adverse impacts.
Although some 7,500 credit card users whose accounts were stored on Egghead's computers have reported potentially fraudulent activity, Mr. Sheahan said that the number, at two-tenths of 1percentt of those stored, was statistically insignificant and could have been compromised elsewhere.
Instead, as a compromise, the Spartans (an insignificant naval power), in the person of Eurybiades were to command the naval forces.
Yet, this change in policy is insignificant, relative to Congress' pressing need to compromise soon.
For example, it has been suggested that the addition of two to three years of treatment (e.g., before the immune system becomes compromised) could be considered as insignificant in the face of what could be decades of future treatment [ 27].
The use of other induction agents, such as propofol or thiopental, can result in further hemodynamic compromise during the initiation of mechanical ventilation, which is not an insignificant problem in patients who are in shock [ 10].
This suggests that although the sensitivity might be greater using solicited methods, specificity may be compromised as prompting patients to report ADRs might stimulate reporting of insignificant symptoms.
"Compromise, compromise, compromise," he said.
Politics becomes insignificant.
"It is not insignificant.
