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• r  to a small degree or extent
  the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
• r  in a slim or slender manner
  slightly built

• Lieutenant Wooster turned the beak of the American Legion, slightly, ever so slightly.
• The building actually leaned slightly in the other direction--to the north--until more levels were added during the 13th century.
• John Edwards' favorability has changed only slightly following the convention, with both his positives and negatives up a bit.

• somewhat
• more or less
• slenderly
• slimly

News & Articles

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• Europe Trades Slightly Higher Amid Fed Fears
  European shares traded slightly higher on Wednesday, amid concerns about the scaling back of monetary stimulus by the U.S. Federal Reserve which weighed on Asian markets.
  June 12, 2013 - CNBC
• UK unemployment falls slightly
  Official government figures show that UK job market recovered slightly, with unemployment falling by 5,000 between February and April. The Office for National Statistics figures released Wednesday show ...
  June 12, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Oil drifts slightly up, remains near $96 a barrel
  BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil rose slightly Monday, extending gains posted late last week on the heels of a positive U.S. employment report.
  June 10, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Ben Bernanke in CNNMoney.com
  Real gross domestic product will not grow much, if at all, over the first half of 2008 and could even contract slightly,Bernanke said in testimony to Congress' Joint Economic Committee. "A recession is possible."
• Boris Johnson in Korea Times
  London Mayor Boris Johnson said in a radio interview, "I do think there's something slightly worrying about the anti-British rhetoric that seems to be permeating from America. I would like to see a bit of cool heads rather than endlessly...
• Paris Hilton in Javno.hr
  I absolutely realize how serious driving under the influence is. I could not live with myself if anyone was injured or killed while I was driving while impaired. Clearly, no one should - no matter how slightly,said Paris.