On the whole it's a good book; and it would be nitpicking to dwell on those small defects.

总的说来，这是一本好书，若对不足之处过多指摘，未免吹毛求疵。

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On the whole it's a good dictionary; and it would be nit-picking to dwell on those small defects.

总的说来，这是一本好词典，若对不足之处过多指摘，未免吹毛求疵。

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Thus, first class fruits that are destined for more demanding markets are separated from second class fruits that are perfectly edible despite having some small defects such as visible scratches.

这样，就可以把一类水果和二类水果分开了，一类水果供应更高端的市场，二类水果虽然有一些小的缺陷，如肉眼可见的划痕，但也是完全可食用的水果。

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Although computer usage has not been conclusively shown to cause permanent damage to healthy eyes, there is evidence to suggest that small vision defects, which do not cause symptoms in everyday life, may start to cause problems when carrying out more visually demanding tasks.

BBC: Computer eye tests

They use a multimillion-dollar machine known as the Meisterbock gauge that laser-scans the entire surface of the vehicle for defects as small as a few millimeters.

WSJ: New Chrysler Battling Old Defects

It could be defects due to missing atoms, thermal vibrations of the crystal lattice, or even the boundaries between small, imperfectly formed crystals that make up the material.

ECONOMIST: MONITOR