The phrase 'ostensibly minor' is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe something that on the surface appears to be minor or insignificant, but that may actually have a more significant underlying meaning or importance. For example: The report suggested the issue was an ostensibly minor one, but it had major implications for how the company operated.
One of the most interesting passages in the "Confessions" mirrors Augustine's "Confessions" in recounting an ostensibly minor youthful infraction.
Both acts feature ostensibly minor arguments about the names of foreign capitals that in both cases confirm how geocentric his characters truly are, no matter how well traveled.
In November 2014 two Americans, Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller were released after receiving similar sentences for committing ostensibly minor crimes in the country.
The story begins with an ostensibly minor shoving incident between Jimmy Dolan, a 29-year-old advance man for a New York City mayor, and Frankie Keefe, the corrupt head of Local 383, a construction union.
But as a result of various ostensibly minor issues, the likelihood of a British exit seems to be increasing – which fundamentally alters the importance of the vote in Scotland.
The years to come were sufficiently volatile that even ostensibly minor events, such as a traffic stop in Watts, Los Angeles, or the raid of a late-night drinking den in Detroit, could spark major unrest.
Our results ostensibly show that even apparently minor industrial development in a seemingly vast and generally flat landscape like the Yamal peninsula may directly affect the availability of critical migration passages in the landscape, creating bottlenecks for the nomadic herders.
Minaya's remarks came during a conference call, broadcast live on SNY, ostensibly held to announce Santana's "minor arthroscopic surgery" to remove bone chips and Billy Wagner's trade to the Boston Red Sox.
Little is known of Arses' short reign; the major external event was the invasion of Asia Minor by Philip II of Macedon, ostensibly because Arses refused to make reparation to Philip for Artaxerxes' aid to the city of Perinthus against Philip.
Although the statute was ostensibly designed to limit tobacco sales to minors, Judge Preska wrote that the evidence showed that Internet or other direct sales to minors were negligible because young people usually did not have access to credit cards and feared detection by their parents.
After more than a month of rest, Lindros began skating but suffered a setback, ostensibly from a collision during a workout with minor league players.
