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The runner attributed his poor showing in the quarter-finals to a slight cold.

There is a Portuguese proverb which states that he never was a friend who ceased to be so for a slight cause.

She is so confrontational that even a slight disagreement usually ends in a screaming argument.

A slight smile crossed her face when she saw her husband entering the room.

My brother had a slight hearing defect which was corrected with a hearing-aid.

There was a slight dip in the stock market, but then prices came back up soon after.

Machiavelli suggested that men should be either treated generously or destroyed because they take revenge for slight injuries, but for heavy ones they cannot.

The government has been hinting that there will be a slight tax break in next week's budget.

You can expect a slight increase in pay every six months.

The New York Stock index is showing a slight drop today.

The inflation index shows a slight increase in the cost of housing over the last six months.

There is a silly stereotype of a gay as a man with a limp wrist, and a slight lisp.

Symptoms of the illness may include mild pain and a slight fever.

A recent study indicates that light to moderate alcohol consumption is of slight benefit in reducing the risk of heart disease.

The doctor has detected a slight murmur in your son's heart, but it's nothing to worry about for the time being.

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