Example sentences of "slightly [adv prt] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kiyonga said that gross domestic product ( GDP ) had grown by 6.8 per cent in 1989/90 , slightly down on the 1988/89 growth rate of 7.2 per cent . |
| 2 | The balance in Japan is also healthily positive , at 54% , only slightly down on the first quarter of the year . |
| 3 | The , the predicted turnover for ninety three ninety four is slightly down on the ninety two three to the said market conditions . |
| 4 | Deals concluded in the first quarter averaged 4.3 per cent , slightly down on the earlier estimate of 4.5 per cent , but closer to the current four per cent inflation rate . |
| 5 | This is slightly up on the previous year but for the past five years there has been no substantial rise in the number of asylum-seekers . |