In the past century, only seven minor skirmishes over water were documented.

That lifetime appointee will tilt a more-or-less evenly split court in conservatives' favour, and promises to make the cabinet confirmation wars seem like minor skirmishes.

There will be a couple of minor skirmishes at the end of chapter four, where the hero learns humility.

A few minor skirmishes occurred there later in the war as both armies sent raiding parties to control the river crossing.

For seven days, the two armies faced off with minor skirmishes.