Which preposition to use with unimportant

in Occurrences 17%

" They passed once more through the double doors, and were crossing the quadrangle, when a certain incident attracted their notice, unimportant in itself, but indicating a strong contrast in the manner of life at Ronleigh to what they had always been accustomed to at The Birches.

as Occurrences 9%

But the French question and the Irish question were simple and unimportant as compared with those which were raised by the state of feeling recently created in a large and influential portion of the British population, partly by political events, partly by commercial causes.

to Occurrences 8%

The matters referred to above may appear unimportant to the civilian reader, but any question relating to the efficiency of its material is of such paramount importance to the fighting efficiency of the Navy that it is necessary to mention it with a view to the avoidance of future mistakes.

from Occurrences 1%

It was, in fact, not unimportant from its local situation to the other Powers of Europe, but in proportion as any man may diminish its importance the instance will only serve the more to illustrate and confirm the proposition which I have maintained.

for Occurrences 1%

No ruin was too unimportant for her attentionno picture too faded for her research.

beside Occurrences 1%

Still, fixing the blame was obviously unimportant beside the problem of the way out.

about Occurrences 1%

She said something unimportant about the stillness.

Which preposition to use with  unimportant