If he suffered even a minor mishap, it could be bad for the cat and the research project.

Close calls and minor mishaps, however, are more common.

The play proceeded, not without minor mishaps, but on the whole remarkably well.

The company and some analysts described the incidents as minor mishaps.

"Trust a Jew to make big money out of a minor mishap."

The minor mishap at the end, clearly enough, was beneath contempt.

Such a minor mishap, yet it seemed to be the crushing blow.

And it wouldn't be a disastrous sort of accident, just a minor mishap in the snow.

Over the years, he has had only a few minor mishaps on the road.

If there is a minor mishap you can make a joke of it.