The paper adds that "little seems to be getting done in the capital these days and when it does it barely causes a ripple."
While the change will barely cause a ripple at first, some disruptions could lie ahead.
Occasionally, the water is smooth as a lake, and my arms and legs barely cause a ripple.
Elliot's death barely caused a ripple in the child welfare world.
The powerful propulsive drive of his flukes barely caused a wake.
The current ion beams today would barely cause a human to flinch or even notice a touch if hit.
Until the staffer's appearance, Green's collapse barely caused a ripple.
Back then a few artists paid attention, but the work barely caused a stir in public.
We sold a few T-shirts, but otherwise barely caused a ripple.
In the short term, the changes will probably cause barely a ripple in the operation of the nation's leading colleges.