1.   He blamed the error on a minor mental lapse.

2.   Except for such minor lapses, the book is a hilarious take on the search for real estate as a metaphor for finding a life.

3.   Initially, officers who had routinely failed to properly investigate citizen complaints were stunned when they were required to fill out reports for minor lapses.

4.   Talk to some investors, and you get the impression that all Oracle was guilty of was a minor lapse or two.

5.   They considered Monica Lewinsky and the rest to be the minor lapses of a president who was otherwise in great ethical shape.

6.   Whatever the cause, even minor lapses in etiquette can crimp an otherwise promising career.

7.   Whatever the cause, though, they warn, even minor lapses in etiquette can crimp an otherwise promising career.

8.   Epilepsy is a neurological disorder with symptoms ranging from minor lapses of attention to severe and prolonged convulsions and loss of consciousness.