Example sentences of "slightly from [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the period of a man 's life , small changes are in fact detectable — the magnetic poles wander very slowly around the geographic poles , so the direction of ‘ magnetic ’ north varies slightly from year to year . |
| 2 | The backspace time varies slightly from machine to machine , but you can measure it exactly by test-copying a shot and comparing its length with that of the original — the difference between the two is the backspace . |
| 3 | Each tier is pierced by a symmetrical row of windows , the windows varying very slightly from floor to floor — double with rectangle and square , as before but with arched , decorated lintel , single with triangular lintel — and the whole is finished with a stone balustrade . |
| 4 | In an expanding universe in which the density of matter varied slightly from place to place , gravity would have caused the denser regions to slow down their expansion and start contracting . |
| 5 | Decide for yourself with our easy-to-follow chart — but remember , prices will vary slightly from area to area , and from one company to another |
| 6 | The proportions of different chemicals of sea and fresh water vary slightly from area to area . |
| 7 | As it does so , it swings its body slightly from side to side , like a machine-gunner raking the enemy ranks . |
| 8 | I noticed as he moved forwards , that he swung his head slightly from side to side . |
| 9 | For a little while the camera stayed on that pathetic figure , swaying slightly from side to side , then the screen went blank . |
| 10 | These orders may vary slightly from teacher to teacher , so that the first order , for example , might be think of not stiffening the neck … . |