Sentence examples for minor disaster from inspiring English sources

The first effort was a minor disaster.

As a coach, I was a minor disaster at times.

"My own grandmother fled Turkey during the Asia Minor disaster [following the first world war].

Their first date took place at a one-star restaurant and, like many first dates, was a minor disaster.

Successfully inhabiting married life is precisely about not responding to every minor disaster with "IT'S RUINED!" That way lies divorce or at least a roving eye.

"But in terms of police-community relations, this was a minor disaster given some of the major disasters that preceded it".

In the latest setback, on July 29th, Matthias Platzeck, the popular premier of Brandenburg and a former chairman of the SPD, said that he would resign later this month because he is too ill to continue after suffering a stroke in June.In terms of policy, all outcomes are uninspiring, says Michael Hüther at IW Cologne, a think tank, varying between "major or minor disasters".

More recently, an OK Go music video with more than forty million views offered a nearly four-minute master class in the world of Rube Goldberg machining; it involved a circuitous series of ramps, tunnels, wheels, and swinging objects that trigger a crashing piano, flying umbrellas, and other minor disasters, before finally firing paint in the band members' faces.

It prevents minor disasters and provides major peace of mind.

Author Jane Buckingham says that she runs into minor disasters almost every day, and so it was logical that she should write a survival guide.

Choose carefully, making sure the pond will get enough sunlight and other necessities, and ensuring that any leaks, spillages, or other minor disasters won't cause significant problems.