The paper adds that "little seems to be getting done in the capital these days and when it does it barely causes a ripple."

While the change will barely cause a ripple at first, some disruptions could lie ahead.

Occasionally, the water is smooth as a lake, and my arms and legs barely cause a ripple.

Elliot's death barely caused a ripple in the child welfare world.

The powerful propulsive drive of his flukes barely caused a wake.

The current ion beams today would barely cause a human to flinch or even notice a touch if hit.

Until the staffer's appearance, Green's collapse barely caused a ripple.

Back then a few artists paid attention, but the work barely caused a stir in public.

We sold a few T-shirts, but otherwise barely caused a ripple.

In the short term, the changes will probably cause barely a ripple in the operation of the nation's leading colleges.