Example sentences of "slightly [adj] than [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The average correlation observed , 0.32 , between a subject 's estimates and the true figures is only slightly lower than the correlation of 0.4 reported in Brehmer ( 1987 ) and any difference could be accounted for by the different range of actual accident statistics used in the two studies . |
| 2 | In pentagonally shaped plates there is often a distal tongue or lobe slightly lower than the rest of the plate . |
| 3 | The earliest examples have straight pommel bars and guards , the latter slightly broader than the heel of the blade , and capped by a mount in the shape of a cocked hat . |
| 4 | These figures suggest that slightly fewer than a quarter of our most influential church musicians are professionals , in the sense that they derive the major part of their income from music . |
| 5 | The fourteen Area Boards themselves had to devolve some functions further and they initially set up about 500 local districts ( slightly fewer than the number of pre-nationalisation undertakings ) . |
| 6 | Carrington was carrying what appeared to be a portable radio : Grant had a black metallic box slightly larger than a sheet of foolscap paper and less than three inches thick . |
| 7 | Clear off all loose top soil within an area slightly larger than the size of the workshop . |
| 8 | The plastic tube is perforated with holes slightly larger than the thickness of an average maggot . |
| 9 | ( iv ) Remove these outer cells by pipetting the embryos through a flame-polished micropipette with an internal diameter slightly larger than the clump of inside cells or ICM . |
| 10 | You will then need to drill a hole in each of the four corners , about 13mm ( ½in ) in from each side , using a drill bit that is slightly larger than the diameter of the four bolts you intend to use . |
| 11 | Cut out the piece of paper , fabric or other backing material very slightly smaller than the back of the frame . |
| 12 | Nearly 6 out of 10 of our sample take exercise regularly ; slightly more than a quarter of them smoke cigarettes . |
| 13 | However , he is not an unmitigated success , giving the show something slightly more than the banality of most sitcoms . |
| 14 | Leapor is given 22 full pages , slightly more than the Countess of Winchilsea [ see ECWP , 194–217 and 4–26 ] . |
| 15 | The radial shields are small , slightly less than a quarter of the disk diameter in length , triangular to irregularly rectangular in shape . |
| 16 | ( ii ) Pipette small groups of embryos ( 3–4 ) up and down through a micropipette with a bore slightly less than the diameter of the embryos . |
| 17 | The following day I sent him the stamps and a couple of days later I received in the post not the book but a cheque for slightly less than the value of the book and postage combined , together with the following note , which I reproduce in its entirety : ‘ Herewith a cheque for £20 . |
| 18 | It is important to remember , therefore , when comparing returns on short-term instruments that a rate of discount will always be slightly less than the rate of interest giving the corresponding reward . |
| 19 | Maximum depletion occurs between 20 and 22 km , slightly higher than the level of strongest depletion in Antarctica , which lies between 16 and 18 km . |
| 20 | The counter in the shop was a little kiosk with a till which stood slightly higher than the rest of the room . |
| 21 | The length of body , from prosternum to the rear-most projection of the rump , is slightly longer than the height of the dog at the withers . |
| 22 | The radial shields are rounded triangular to teardrop shaped , slightly greater than a quarter of the disk diameter in length , distally contiguous except for a row of granules which runs along the suture . |
| 23 | The chair looks better to me if the seat is wider at the front than at the back , but the front of the seat should only be slightly wider than the top of the back . |
| 24 | Outline , using a sharp pencil slightly darker than the shade of lipstick being used . |