Example sentences of "in a slightly " in BNC.
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| 1 | To put the matter in a slightly different way , reading art criticism is a preparation for an aesthetic event . |
| 2 | The following demonstration compares a stall with a little too much rudder to a stall in a slightly slipping turn , and shows how even slightly too much rudder has a significant effect at the stall . |
| 3 | Bandage the knee in a slightly flexed position and allow plenty of turns , especially below the kneecap . |
| 4 | The same point can be made in a slightly different way . |
| 5 | She also referred to her mother in a slightly dismissive way in the course of two reported interviews . |
| 6 | Drape four or five squares of filo , each in a slightly different position , over each ramekin , brushing layers with melted butter . |
| 7 | ‘ The rear was characterised by slightly excessive overhang — needed to accommodate the spare wheel and gearbox — terminating in a slightly recessed , clipped surface that reiterated the current thinking of Ferrari competition cars , enriched by the shaped light clusters and fine louvres . |
| 8 | Not long afterwards came another request , this time in a slightly more orthodox fashion , for John Ward to paint the Princess . |
| 9 | Speaking in a slightly formal Texan lilt , Shocked exudes a quiet charisma and wry stubbornness . |
| 10 | His sister Alice followed suit in a slightly less glittery way on the adjoining estate she had bought at Eythrope . |
| 11 | In reply , England , against a very slow over rate , scored just 146 in a slightly shortened day , with Gooch and Larkins putting on a century opening stand . |
| 12 | A small clock had gone from the sitting room , and a watch in a slightly mildewed case . |
| 13 | ‘ How is your mother ? ’ he inquired in a slightly off-key tone that was not lost on Ari . |
| 14 | Timman blundered in a slightly inferior position and lost material . |
| 15 | In a slightly more modern area of town , but still only a short stroll away from the beach , is Lloret 's West End , built around the ‘ Queen Vic ’ , a traditional English style pub run by our good friend Jimmy . |
| 16 | I want you to know and I think that you do — that I love you more than I ever did before , but in a slightly different way . |
| 17 | ‘ What 's your answer then ? ’ he asked in a slightly husky voice . |
| 18 | He looked closely at her and spoke in a slightly louder voice and more slowly . |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't be silly , Henry ! ’ she said , in a slightly querulous tone . |
| 20 | If there is a wind shift you will then point in a slightly different direction . |
| 21 | The Zoo 's own photographer managed to come face to face with this somewhat disrespectful giraffe , and yes , he was in an area available to the general public — albeit in a slightly acrobatic pose ! |
| 22 | In terms of the alternative function Z , the original solution may be described by a real function Z and the new solution satisfying ( 11.8 ) is then given by ( 12.46 ) This can thus be seen to be a transformation of the type ( 12.2 ) followed by an Ehlers transformation in a slightly more general form than ( 12.13 ) . |
| 23 | That too is a product of the hatred , but in a slightly different form from mere rejection . |
| 24 | The contributions from the children suggest cheerful acquiescence in a slightly dotty game , though doubtless this mood was created largely by careful rehearsal . |
| 25 | He was very young , and handsome in a slightly effeminate way : about eighteen or nineteen , Isobel thought . |
| 26 | In a pilot trial the results of treatment with homoeopathy in a group of patients were compared with the results of aspirin treatment in a slightly smaller , but otherwise similar group . |
| 27 | In a slightly threatening tone he said : ‘ You did n't call me back . ’ |
| 28 | Reid , playing in a slightly changed side having dropped Michael Sheron to the substitutes ' bench , was unhappy about an earlier , seemingly accidental , challenge on Niall Quinn by Phil Whelan . |
| 29 | However , it will grow moderately well in a slightly alkaline condition with a pH of up to 7.2 . |
| 30 | Lenders in the US have had to disclose an APR ( broadly similar to ours , but calculated in a slightly different way ) since 1969 . |