In order to allow the equipment to handle mu-minuses rather than the mu-pluses of the previous data sets, the lab had to reverse every magnet in the experiment, says Boston University physicist Lee Roberts, co-spokesperson for the g-2 (pronounced "g minus two") experiment.
Rather than speaking of economic recessions, politicians speak of minus growth; rather than speaking of military attacks, they speak of missions (Burkhardt, 2010); rather than bribes, they speak of soft commissions (Rittenberg, Gladney, & Stephenson, 2016).
The band realised that this mini industry, rather than chipping away at their own income, sustained and spread their appeal.
Photographic development is another, going from five days to one, or even to one hour for premium services in which the job is done in special mini-labs rather than in the big photo-processing factories of yore.
Mr Samaranch and his colleagues have also done their bit to help balance the budget and present a reformist image: they travelled around Sydney in a mini-bus rather than their customary fleet of limousines.
Millions will be discussing the John Lewis ad after it is aired, but that's because it's become a cultural phenomenon; it is viewed as a mini-movie rather than a traditional advertisement.
Therefore, it is important to take into account the surface area of the cortical bone surrounding the mini-implant rather than the whole bone.
You're less likely to get sideways looks when you unfold a mini-microphone, rather than plugging a dongle directly into your phone.
