So all things considered, this was a minor miracle for what passes for the Trump campaign.
Life's minor miracle for the day is that Danny Simmons is able to concentrate at all.
This is a minor miracle for which we may be grateful longer than some might suppose.
Still, Mr. Romney has plenty of votes to spare in New Hampshire, and it would require a minor miracle for any other candidate to win the state.
That was another minor miracle for Wells, who is having a good season but does not know how long it will last.
Even before Rondo's injury, it was looking like it would have been a minor miracle for this team to match what last year's overachieving team did in the postseason.
They, too, have beaten the Seahawks this year, and yet – with a 4-6 record and playing in one of the toughest divisions in football – it would take a minor miracle for them to make the postseason.
Considering that the Rangers have not won three consecutive games this season, and that they last won two in a row in late December, it would take something of a minor miracle for them to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1996-97 season.
"Seems unfair that a couple of culture-shocked English teachers pass judgement on an ancient civilization that did, after all, invent noodles (among other things)." 43rd over: England 162-5 (Thorpe 52) If New Zealand can get another quick wicket, it will take a minor miracle for England to pull it off.
It was always going to take a minor miracle for St Helens to surrender their position in the final weeks of the season, but with a play-off spot now secured following a ninth win in ten games, a glance at the fixture list offers hope yet that a home semi-final in the play-offs and a top-two finish may still not be beyond them in 2016.
