diff --git a/doc/samples/banded_adaptor.cpp b/doc/samples/banded_adaptor.cpp
index 61552021..9e66280f 100644
--- a/doc/samples/banded_adaptor.cpp
+++ b/doc/samples/banded_adaptor.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ int main () {
     matrix<double> m (3, 3);
     banded_adaptor<matrix<double> > ba (m, 1, 1);
     for (signed i = 0; i < signed (ba.size1 ()); ++ i)
-        for (signed j = std::max (i - 1, 0); j < std::min (i + 2, signed (ba.size2 ())); ++ j)
+        for (signed j = (std::max) (i - 1, 0); j < std::min (i + 2, signed (ba.size2 ())); ++ j)
             ba (i, j) = 3 * i + j;
     std::cout << ba << std::endl;
 }
diff --git a/doc/samples/banded_matrix.cpp b/doc/samples/banded_matrix.cpp
index 68ee4d39..fe7b23a4 100644
--- a/doc/samples/banded_matrix.cpp
+++ b/doc/samples/banded_matrix.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int main () {
     using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
     banded_matrix<double> m (3, 3, 1, 1);
     for (signed i = 0; i < signed (m.size1 ()); ++ i)
-        for (signed j = std::max (i - 1, 0); j < std::min (i + 2, signed (m.size2 ())); ++ j)
+        for (signed j = (std::max) (i - 1, 0); j < std::min (i + 2, signed (m.size2 ())); ++ j)
             m (i, j) = 3 * i + j;
     std::cout << m << std::endl;
 }
diff --git a/doc/samples/matrix_binary.cpp b/doc/samples/matrix_binary.cpp
index e4f67bf1..33f8f505 100644
--- a/doc/samples/matrix_binary.cpp
+++ b/doc/samples/matrix_binary.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 int main () {
     using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
     matrix<double> m1 (3, 3), m2 (3, 3);
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < std::min (m1.size1 (), m2.size1 ()); ++ i)
-        for (unsigned j = 0; j < std::min (m1.size2 (), m2.size2 ()); ++ j)
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < (std::min) (m1.size1 (), m2.size1 ()); ++ i)
+        for (unsigned j = 0; j < (std::min) (m1.size2 (), m2.size2 ()); ++ j)
             m1 (i, j) = m2 (i, j) = 3 * i + j;
 
     std::cout << m1 + m2 << std::endl;
diff --git a/doc/samples/matrix_matrix_binary.cpp b/doc/samples/matrix_matrix_binary.cpp
index 45b58efc..659f1511 100644
--- a/doc/samples/matrix_matrix_binary.cpp
+++ b/doc/samples/matrix_matrix_binary.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 int main () {
     using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
     matrix<double> m1 (3, 3), m2 (3, 3);
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < std::min (m1.size1 (), m2.size1 ()); ++ i)
-        for (unsigned j = 0; j < std::min (m1.size2 (), m2.size2 ()); ++ j)
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < (std::min) (m1.size1 (), m2.size1 ()); ++ i)
+        for (unsigned j = 0; j < (std::min) (m1.size2 (), m2.size2 ()); ++ j)
             m1 (i, j) = m2 (i, j) = 3 * i + j;
 
     std::cout << prod (m1, m2) << std::endl;
diff --git a/doc/samples/matrix_matrix_solve.cpp b/doc/samples/matrix_matrix_solve.cpp
index 7b92c6d3..a659c299 100644
--- a/doc/samples/matrix_matrix_solve.cpp
+++ b/doc/samples/matrix_matrix_solve.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 int main () {
     using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
     matrix<double> m1 (3, 3), m2 (3, 3);
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < std::min (m1.size1 (), m2.size1 ()); ++ i)
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < (std::min) (m1.size1 (), m2.size1 ()); ++ i)
         for (unsigned j = 0; j <= i; ++ j)
             m1 (i, j) = m2 (i, j) = 3 * i + j + 1;
 
diff --git a/doc/samples/matrix_vector_binary.cpp b/doc/samples/matrix_vector_binary.cpp
index 39e4edf6..4112b762 100644
--- a/doc/samples/matrix_vector_binary.cpp
+++ b/doc/samples/matrix_vector_binary.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int main () {
     using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
     matrix<double> m (3, 3);
     vector<double> v (3);
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < std::min (m.size1 (), v.size ()); ++ i) {
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < (std::min) (m.size1 (), v.size ()); ++ i) {
         for (unsigned j = 0; j < m.size2 (); ++ j)
             m (i, j) = 3 * i + j;
         v (i) = i;
diff --git a/doc/samples/matrix_vector_solve.cpp b/doc/samples/matrix_vector_solve.cpp
index 1f432482..bbd48b07 100644
--- a/doc/samples/matrix_vector_solve.cpp
+++ b/doc/samples/matrix_vector_solve.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int main () {
     using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
     matrix<double> m (3, 3);
     vector<double> v (3);
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < std::min (m.size1 (), v.size ()); ++ i) {
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < (std::min) (m.size1 (), v.size ()); ++ i) {
         for (unsigned j = 0; j <= i; ++ j)
             m (i, j) = 3 * i + j + 1;
         v (i) = i;
diff --git a/doc/samples/vector_binary.cpp b/doc/samples/vector_binary.cpp
index d664c1d4..70a8adba 100644
--- a/doc/samples/vector_binary.cpp
+++ b/doc/samples/vector_binary.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 int main () {
     using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
     vector<double> v1 (3), v2 (3);
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < std::min (v1.size (), v2.size ()); ++ i)
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < (std::min) (v1.size (), v2.size ()); ++ i)
         v1 (i) = v2 (i) = i;
 
     std::cout << v1 + v2 << std::endl;
diff --git a/doc/samples/vector_binary_outer.cpp b/doc/samples/vector_binary_outer.cpp
index 42fa2569..b77246d2 100644
--- a/doc/samples/vector_binary_outer.cpp
+++ b/doc/samples/vector_binary_outer.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 int main () {
     using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
     vector<double> v1 (3), v2 (3);
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < std::min (v1.size (), v2.size ()); ++ i)
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < (std::min) (v1.size (), v2.size ()); ++ i)
         v1 (i) = v2 (i) = i;
 
     std::cout << outer_prod (v1, v2) << std::endl;
diff --git a/doc/samples/vector_binary_redux.cpp b/doc/samples/vector_binary_redux.cpp
index 754c6154..278dbd4c 100644
--- a/doc/samples/vector_binary_redux.cpp
+++ b/doc/samples/vector_binary_redux.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 int main () {
     using namespace boost::numeric::ublas;
     vector<double> v1 (3), v2 (3);
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < std::min (v1.size (), v2.size ()); ++ i)
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < (std::min) (v1.size (), v2.size ()); ++ i)
         v1 (i) = v2 (i) = i;
 
     std::cout << inner_prod (v1, v2) << std::endl;