minor sin

Compared with that, the act of moving across categories seemed to me a minor sin.

Nevertheless, it is a minor sin compared to the blatant gerrymandering and racial bias that is rampant in so many other states where majority party legislators are drawing new district lines with no interest in mind other than preserving their own power.

I often hesitate to write about these stories because each is about something different: about deep injustice being brought to light, or an innocent person harassed by trolls, or a random person’s minor sin.

Halfway through I was prepared to add to producer Harvey Weinstein's growing list of malefactions the relatively minor sin of having bamboozled the academy into thinking that "Shakespeare in Love" was deserving of the Oscar for best picture.

Still he calls it a "minor sin" that will soon be fixed when the season is over and the carport removed.