Example sentences of "a slightly good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A slightly better idea may be to prepare a separate set of terms for use in consumer transactions , since the supplier 's freedom to restrict liability is more restricted in such cases , and exclusions are less likely to be held reasonable . |
| 2 | At Cajabamba we joined a slightly better road , and soon afterwards we turned west and headed up into the mountains through Huamachuco , climbing all the way . |
| 3 | These can give people who have to live in certain remote locations a slightly better chance of obtaining appropriate accommodation . |
| 4 | But the theory is that if we , if we get to know what the , the purpose er o o of the job or , or the assignment is , er then we , we stand a slightly better chance of er getting a satisfied client at the end of the day . |
| 5 | Dutch level with England in joint second place with nine points apiece and three games to go though England have a slightly better goal difference . |
| 6 | But a lot of the training does n't actually have a definite something that 's sort of a number because it 's actually getting people to do the work that they 're already doing in a slightly better way or to feel more confident |
| 7 | Almost immediately , a flourishing black-market in foodstuffs sprang up which allowed those with money , influence or access to scarce goods to have a slightly better standard of living at the expense of those with none of these commodities . |
| 8 | Practically on arrival I was caught up with what was a slightly better standard of rugger and tennis , No 4 Flying Training School ( FTS ) . |
| 9 | As a consequence I really wish that I had spent the extra money and bought a slightly better machine . |
| 10 | These seem to show that the calculated measure is a slightly better discriminator . |
| 11 | Mrs Nicholson meanwhile was doing rather well in her beautician business and when Jack was five they moved from the less-salubrious surroundings of Sixth Avenue in Neptune to Fifth Avenue in Neptune City which was , as Jack recognized years later , a slightly better position for a young boy . |
| 12 | SeaCo itself may come back with a slightly better offer as the sale of assets agreed so far is thought to have raised more money than was planned . |
| 13 | Her husband Francis had made a slightly better showing than her daughter Jennifer , who was looking particularly ragged . |
| 14 | One person said : ‘ Many clients thought they 'd get a slightly better deal through having a blind social worker because they thought I was having to pull out all the stops to prove that I was good and therefore they would get a spin-off . ’ |
| 15 | At first glance , Lambeth 's 2.25% discount from its standard rate for the first 12 months of the loan looks a slightly better deal than Portman 's 2.0% discount for the same period . |