The inconveniences we faced within this state are minor compared to ... New Orleans.

Everyone has arrived healthy and unharmed. There were some minor inconveniences, but everyone for the most part is happy.

Windows XP is indeed friendly and rational, and its minor inconveniences are normal in a new product,

We often take for granted that our lights will come on when we flip the light switch, but the reality is that our reliability standards and the current state of the transmission grid leave us all vulnerable to blackouts.

To see my New Orleans in the state she is in is my worst nightmare.

As such, (he) was responsible for all repairs. He had to be notified even for minor repairs, and he was the only one who was permitted to do major work.