slight increase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofslightandincrease
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slight
adjective
uk/slaɪt/us/slaɪt/
small in amount ...
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increase
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.kriːs/us/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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(Definition ofslightandincreasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theslightincreasein unmet need may be attributable partly to increases in efficiency in the targeting and delivery of services.
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Only aslightincreasewas observed for other tests.
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There is aslightincreaseof receptor cluster density with the distance from the soma.
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Theslightincreasein mean centroid separation with eccentricity is consistent with reduced average cell density with increasing eccentricity.
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As young adults with poor response rates were over-sampled, the adjustment resulted in aslightincreasein estimated response.
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Theslightincreasein the capital stock induces a rise of wage differentials.
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Infusion of slices with 17b-estradiol caused aslightincreasein baseline synaptic transmission, as in previous studies.
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Although there was aslightincreasein hectares devoted to intercropping, this rise was also insignificant.
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Otherwise, its addition to butyl hexanoate-baited traps should have resulted in aslightincreasein captures.
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As a result, for two-way coupling we observe aslightincreasein particle concentration in the core, with a corresponding decrease in the braids.
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The booster dose at age 1 year also determines aslightincreasein the number of secondary infections when compared to the prevaccine era (3.3 %).
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There is aslightincreasewith trade liberalization and cooperation.
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Although there were fluctuations and an overallslightincreasein the rates of inferencing and consulting, the rate of ignoring decreased steadily.
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The increase in recall rate was so significant that this easily compensates for theslightincreasein ranking imprecision.
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Additionally, the present results indicate that these waveforms exhibit aslightincreasein amplitude until preadolescence (about age 10).
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Slightincreasein parameters lead to coherent patterns with decreased average wavelength and increased temporal frequency as measured at a fixed location.
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This shows aslightincreasein operating returns of about 1 per cent when compared with the base model.
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There was aslightincreasein the frequency of violence in middle to late adolescence and then a leveling off.
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Close to term, aslightincreasein pressure has been reported in the pulmonary trunk compared to the systemic pressure.
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