slight adjustment

collocation in English

meaningsofslightandadjustment

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slight
adjective
uk
/slaɪt/us
/slaɪt/
small in amount ...
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adjustment
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈdʒʌst.mənt/us
/əˈdʒʌst.mənt/
a ...
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(Definition ofslightandadjustmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslight adjustment

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I should say that it may possibly be that someslightadjustmentin the wording will be necessary.
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This is not a major extension; it is aslightadjustmentwhich would be productive of extremely beneficial results.
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Aslightadjustmenthere could be beneficial not only to farmers but also to haulage contractors without doing anyone real harm.
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They are not enormous and there will be aslightadjustmentupwards in that.
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I maintain that industry ought to maintain its own injured, and it could do so by aslightadjustmentof the insurance premiums.
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It may well be, however, that the amendment will need someslightadjustment, for it refers to a person treated as a wife.
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Possibly a veryslightadjustmentto their additional payment might resolve the problem.
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Originally all that was proposed was a veryslightadjustmentof the boundaries.
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There is one small matter: the "carpentry"of the amendment requires someslightadjustmentto accommodate a"be"which has gone missing after"shall".
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Sometimes aslightadjustmentto the shape of the tunnel is required.
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There will also need to be aslightadjustmentat the top end of the scale for senior principals.
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I have come to the conclusion that we ought to make aslightadjustment.
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Such has been the success of your past four years of office that it justifies aslightadjustmentof your name.
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Aslightadjustmentof the surtax rate would bring in another £40,000,000.
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In some cases, these concern the application of the agreements, or aslightadjustmentor interpretation of the text to be specified.
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So only aslightadjustment, depending on what happens in the rest of the country, could bring the quota up to 11.
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We are asking for aslightadjustmentin the starting point of quality licensing for the purposes of the operator's licence.
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That means she pays about £15 for three minutes for a veryslightadjustmentto be made.
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A furtherslightadjustmentto the cash limit is necessary in respect of changes in interest rates.
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