matter of little importance

They relate for the most part to matters of little importance.

We have often been criticised for being inclined to discuss matters of little importance.

"It is not a simple, small matter, or a matter of little importance.

But they said he lobbied former colleagues on matters of little importance to the White House.

'It is a matter of little importance, but I met you there and I am curious.'

Sallah, a small, cheerful, energetic fellow in his for- ties defers to his wife in all matters of little importance.

"She would turn just the mere suggestion of a shade of pink, cast down her gaze demurely, and say 'Thank you' as if it were a matter of little importance.

"Since the talks have started and the Syrians have participated, we should facilitate the putting of pressure by Washington on Israel instead of quarreling over procedural matters of little importance.

He decoded some of the messages that had come in and found that they concerned matters of little importance, instructions transmitted from one ship to another, routine reports and even private problems.

Naval officers did not like the Grand Army Plaza idea because it was not within sight of water, a matter of little importance to Army veterans, who preferred the Fifth Avenue location.

Scaurus was so long out of the habit of unburdening himself to anyone - and perhaps especially to a woman - that he spoke not of his concerns, but merely of the day's march and other matters of little importance.

Former Justice Felix Frankfurter once wrote about a case before him: "Callous and even cruel though it may seem, the fate of the four petitioners is to me a matter of little importance. . . . I am not concerned with the concrete outcome of these cases - whether the judgments below are affirmed or not."