minor achievement

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

"Because 'On the Road' was such a minor achievement".

It's easy to mentally turn a minor achievement into a break-through moment.

"Red Velvet" informs and entertains without ever lifting placards, which is no minor achievement given the hot button issues involved.

For an artist who's always struggled to avoid being overshadowed by her own image, that's not a minor achievement.

Even the Dogme '95 film on the bill, "Enigma (Love Is a Four-Letter Word)," was a minor achievement.

Originally criticised on release as a minor achievement (critics expressed concern over the album's repetition and short length), its cold aesthetic provides a definitive statement on electronic music.

Mostly, it has been used to exaggerate minor achievements in domestic policy.

Celebrating the minor achievements – a League Two playoff win here, a Wembley Auto Windscreens final appearance there.

But then, no one here has ever been particularly focused on minor achievements: there are no Atlantic Division pennants hanging among the 18 championship banners in the TD Garden rafters.

Instead he has trumpeted minor achievements, such as a free-trade deal with neighbouring Armenia and an agreement to resume direct flights between Iran and Egypt after a 30-year hiatus, as signs of diplomatic success.

The contestants in "Strictly Come Dancing", "Dancing on Ice" and "Celebrity Wrestling" are already famous for, say, reading the weather or playing cricket.The most biddable celebrities and most convenient for band managers and celebrity magazines are those who are well-known for minor achievements, such as dating a footballer or having breast implants.