Example sentences of "[is] slightly [adj -er] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is slightly creamier than Wensleydale , but is also lightly pressed so it always has a soft texture . |
| 2 | It is slightly bigger than the other one is n't it ? |
| 3 | Though the seats are typically German in their firmness , the suspension is slightly softer than expected so that the ride , even when pushing on over bad surfaces , is never anything other than smooth . |
| 4 | Although the ratio of gas reserves to gas production in the US is slightly better than that for oil , a decline in gas consumption will occur . |
| 5 | In fact it looks if if anything , the greenbelt boundary is slightly wider than the Greater York area boundary . |
| 6 | These trousers are made from a 50% cotton , 50% polyester mix , which is slightly heavier than that used for the shirt . |
| 7 | If you select the monthly income option you have the advantage of a guaranteed , regular source of extra income , but the interest rate we pay is slightly lower than that payable under the lump sum option . |
| 8 | The dose of 25 µg thrice daily is slightly lower than that usually given to patients with the dumping syndrome , or neuroendocrine tumours . |
| 9 | Given a 50–60 per cent annual mortality , only about 1400 of the immature males survive to join the breeding population ; the annual mortality of females is slightly higher than in males , probably because of the physiological stress of producing eggs . |
| 10 | Mr Lindsey said that , from 5 January , S&P were offering a variable Tessa paying an initial 7.5% , against the fixed rate version at 5.875% , which is slightly higher than the average that S&P , as a group , has been forecasting for the financial year beginning in April 1993 . |
| 11 | It is able to do this because one of its earholes is slightly higher than the other . |
| 12 | The number of cancer deaths at the plant is slightly higher than normal , but staff are being told that the added risk is n't worth worrying about . |
| 13 | Cos the back end you know is is slightly higher than the front end and we 'd just got it in and the front was about that so it was n't gon na Oh well can you imagine the perspiration there would be , |
| 14 | The Inch Loss Plan Diet is slightly stricter than the Hip and Thigh Diet in order to get the greatest benefit in just one month . |
| 15 | The King Charles Spaniel is slightly smaller than the Cavalier , and has a domed head and snub-nosed face , while the Cavalier has a longer muzzle . |
| 16 | Much of the heat comes from around the edge of the Disc , so for optimum results you select a Disc that is slightly smaller than the pan you are using . |
| 17 | The second radial design from Horkstow is slightly smaller than the Orphic arrangement , although it is bordered by a very wide strip of eight-strand guilloche which renders both panels of approximately equivalent dimensions . |
| 18 | Ideally the meshes should be 2 nun apart but if your sieve is slightly finer than this it will not matter . |
| 19 | The " sexual peak " of womanhood is slightly later than the man 's — around the age of 30 . |
| 20 | This massive coral has weathered out of limestone because the material of the coral is slightly harder than the enclosing matrix . |
| 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 | It has a pointed head , a medium sized eye , a small mouth with prominent lips , and the upper jaw is slightly longer than the lower . |
| 23 | The Egyptian Cobra , commonly called an Asp ( which is incorrect ) , is slightly longer than the Indian counterpart . |
| 24 | If you cast on and work widthways the work will grow in no time and you merely need to work until the strip is slightly longer than you need so that you can cut it to fit after sewing it on . |
| 25 | They may grow in Sheffield because the urban climate is slightly warmer than the surrounding countryside . |
| 26 | It is also indistinguishable from an age of 82.71.0Myr ( ref. 14 ) obtained from low-U anhedral zircons contained within the matrix of a Bultfontein polymict peridotite nodule ( BD 2666 ) , but is slightly younger than the 91.21.4Myr average age of loose zircon megacrysts . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | The female peregrine is slightly larger than the male , more brown than black , and the bands across the chest are n't as distinctive . |
| 29 | The green imperial pigeon , uniquely among birds , can unhitch its lower beak and expand its mouth not only vertically but horizontally and swallow a nutmeg that is slightly larger than its own head . |
| 30 | Cool for 1 minute , then trim using a plain pastry cutter which is slightly larger than the biscuits . |