slight recovery

collocation in English

meaningsofslightandrecovery

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withrecovery.
slight
adjective
uk
/slaɪt/us
/slaɪt/
small in amount ...
See more atslight
recovery
noun[S or U]
uk
/rɪˈkʌv.ər.i/us
/rɪˈkʌv.ɚ.i/
the process of becoming well again after an illness ...
See more atrecovery

(Definition ofslightandrecoveryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslight recovery

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
In 2003, there was aslightrecoveryof 4% to 27,800 units.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the experiment shown there was aslightrecoveryafter suppression of the light response.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There has been aslightrecoveryof freight rates, which we all welcome, but no buoyancy has come back to the freight market.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Most worrying, the steel industry, after aslightrecovery, seems to be on the downturn again.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I should say there was aslightrecoveryfrom a disastrous slump in land.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In fact, theslightrecoverythat we have seen cannot reabsorb the number of people made redundant over the last three years.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The latter half of the 1980s was disastrous for the industry, and only now are we beginning to see someslightrecovery.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Last year's rise represents only aslightrecoveryfrom the significant fall in 1988.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There has been a slight improvement because there has been aslightrecovery.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There has even been someslightrecoveryin the production of consumers' goods, and there has been a more than seasonal improvement in the value of construction contracts awarded.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There have been some signs ofslightrecovery, with exports reaching 141 million in 2009.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Aslightrecoveryis perhaps indicated by an increase in cargo handled.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In recognition of itsslightrecovery, it is now considered endangered but no longer critically so.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Despite these difficulties, tobacco made aslightrecoveryin the 1980s.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In 2001, the school made aslightrecoveryin its calculus scores, with 17 passing the basic test and seven passing the second year test.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The latter half of 1967 saw the beginnings of aslightrecovery, with unemployment dipping and industrial capacity steadying.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
After a decrease in 200607 and aslightrecoveryin 200708, new records were set in 200809, with 12.82 million total attendance and a per-game average of 41,904.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofslight
Go to the definition ofrecovery
See other collocations withrecovery