1.   ...a short delay due to a minor technical fault.

2.   Repeated attempts to start up a newly refitted reactor were delayed by a series of minor faults, including a small fire, insulation problems, and pump failures.

3.   Minor faults to full-blown emergencies can be realistically created on screens which give a lifelike vision of dials and control room gadgetry.

4.   A dive with a high degree of difficulty with minor faults will outscore a simpler dive performed flawlessly.

5.   But this is a minor fault.

6.   Several minor faults were found and Wiles fixed them.

7.   This cheap shot is a relatively minor fault, though.

8.   Minor faults to the vehicles due to the strain of non-stop driving and the long hours at the wheel were taking their toll on expedition members.

9.   She said she was forced to sleep on the kitchen floor at night, was deprived of food, occasionally struck for minor faults, and never paid.

10.   The docking was done manually after a minor fault was reported with the automatic docking functions.