Sentence examples for A slight shortfall from inspiring English sources
As in similar studies, the ALSPAC cohort has a slight shortfall in the less affluent families and a shortfall in ethnic minority mothers.
This includes not only a slight deficit in semiconductors, but also bigger shortfalls in both high-value electronic components and capital goods (a category which includes the precision equipment that goes into making chips and LCDs).
Analysts attributed the selling to Mr. Anderson's cautious assessment of the outlook and the slight shortfall in the revenue figures for the quarter.
It said: This slight shortfall versus the most recent guidance was caused by the enforced shutdown of Tullow's non-operated production in the [parts of the] UK in early December 2012 following a safety incident.
That is a slight improvement over last year's shortfall, because of early, fragile signs of economic growth, and it would be a return to the annual level projected when President George W. Bush left office.
While McCarthy says that power storage is evolving significantly, he concedes that there remains a "slight discrepancy" in the event of such shortfalls.
The shortfall would give the nuggets a slight positive charge, they say.
While that drop might not sound like much in a world that consumes 86 million barrels of oil each day, today's markets are so tight that the slightest shortfalls can push up prices.
The shortfall was made up by imports, which averaged 8.5 million barrels a day in the period, and by a slight drawing down of existing crude stocks.
