And most of all there is the war, which looms epic in his mind, making the political jabs that consume campaign days seem trivial.

They had outlasted so many problems and predicaments, upheavals and riots, that anything occurring on the outside must have seemed trivial.

In comparison, tinkering with a few of the model's parameters should have seemed trivial.

Items that might have seemed more trivial were also argued at length.

Her hates now seemed trivial and likewise many of her loves.

Beside her need his seemed trivial and petty, and silently he prayed.

We laughed over our rebelliousness that now seemed so trivial when viewed from a 1980's perspective.

At first glance, the suspected underpayments seemed trivial: about $6 million out of hundreds of millions in royalties.

In light of the disaster, the relatively mundane process of copy editing has seemed trivial, Mr. Just said.

Despite seeming trivial, this is a complex problem due to its many constraints and many possible combinations.