"minor development" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe a small or insignificant change or progress in a situation, project, or plan. Example: The city council announced a minor development in their plan to revitalize the downtown area, including the addition of a new park and improved public transportation.
Günther told ScienceInsider that there was one minor development last week: The patient developed slightly elevated levels of D-dimers, which are protein fragments that are a possible indication of a coagulation disorder and could be a sign of Ebola infection.
Each minor development is akin to a breaking news story and they hang on every word.
But Project Franchise will probably have to settle for a minor, development, arena or junior league team.
This was not a minor development — Zé was about to start working at a gas station when Byrne called.
On Friday, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell initially called the Saudi statement a "minor development," but on Monday he upgraded it to an "important step".
The bad news is that distant stock markets buckled on such a minor development — made more minor by oil selling above $70 a barrel.
The Environment Agency said 13 large and 90 minor developments were given the go-ahead against its official advice.
About 12,000 minor developments (such as householders paving their gardens, leading to increased risk of surface flooding) are not seen by the Environment Agency.
With debates raging about possible Syrian intervention and our membership of the European Union this week, right-wing media continue to focus all of their efforts into discrediting laughably minor developments in Corbyn's life.
Mr. Gates and General Liang did announce minor developments, among them a commitment to talk about future talks and the visit to Washington by the chief of the People's Liberation Army's general staff sometime in the first half of this year.
In addition to the pricing news, Twilio is announcing a few other more minor developments.
