slight alteration
collocation in Englishmeaningsofslightandalteration
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slight
adjective
uk/slaɪt/us/slaɪt/
small in amount ...
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alteration
noun
uk/ˌɒl.təˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑːl.t̬əˈreɪ.ʃən/
a change, usually a slight change, in the appearance, character, or structure ...
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(Definition ofslightandalterationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofslight alteration
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While such a situation certainly has unfortunate economic effects - for everyone else - how much worse it would be if we made aslightalterationin our description.
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There will be aslightalterationin colour over the first few months of exposure to daylight; thereafter the colour remains stable.
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I hope that it will be possible to make aslightalteration.
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As in this case, by theslightalterationof a few words in the paragraph, £150,000 has been added to the expenditure.
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It is a veryslightalterationthat is proposed.
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It has been precisely as it is now since 1832 and, with only aslightalteration, it has been in the same form since 1708.
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They are designed to remove certain inequalities and anomalies in the existing law, and they undoubtedly effect aslightalterationof the law.
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On the face of it, there might be something to be said for aslightalteration.
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There is aslightalterationin the wording from "may be"to"likely to be".
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Other copies of the film to be used later for non-theatrical distribution will, however, receive theslightalterationnecessary to remove the objection.
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In approving the plan my predecessor made aslightalteration; he took thirty acres out of the residential allocation and put twenty acres in.
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It is only a veryslightalterationof language which is necessary for that purpose.
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I do not see why there should not be someslightalterationto give us shorter hours.
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It is also my understanding that those representing shop workers accept the need for thisslightalteration.
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Anyslightalterationin the economic picture will leave us unable to maintain it.
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I remember there was a question being discussed in the mess after dinner one night of someslightalterationin the time of dinner.
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The point is that if there was someslightalterationthere should be a chance of protesting.
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The amendment will therefore be accepted with aslightalterationin the wording.
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It will therefore be accepted with aslightalterationto the wording.
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