The phrase "a slight but consistent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small yet steady or reliable change, difference, or trend in various contexts.
Example: "There was a slight but consistent improvement in her performance over the course of the semester."
Alternatives: "a minor yet steady" or "a small but ongoing".
The presence of passengers was associated with a slight but consistent reduction in aggressive driving of all types; especially honking at other drivers.
He has built a slight but consistent lead in several polls, and Mrs. McGrath said that while she thought Mr. Ross was "absolutely great," she was leaning toward Mr. Connolly because he had dedicated himself to education for so long.
Oxtr KO mice show robust decreases in reciprocal social interactions, and reduced levels of communication, but no changes in repetitive, ritualized behaviors; whereas Mecp2308/Y KO mice show a slight but consistent enhancement of social behavior and communication, and no changes in repetitive, ritualized behaviors.
M&A exits for venture-backed startups weren't necessarily more plentiful — in fact, there's been a slight but consistent down trend in the number of deals over the past year — but they were certainly more lucrative.
Only a slight but consistent increase in TCR-mediated phosphorylation of p38 was noted (Figure 3A).
Serum deprivation led to a slight but consistent increase in PEG10-prom−1910 reporter activity in all assays (Figure 5B and 5C).
The type I error rates of the new methods are comparable to those of the methods for tests of H0, A and those of the methods for tests of H0, B. It is note worthy that there is a slight but fairly consistent excess of type I errors when the sample 90th percentile is used rather than a fixed cutoff point.
This could explain slight but consistent overpredictions in inorganic soil N in the wheat system, but makes underprediction of soil N in the maize system even more surprising.
The slight but consistent discrepancy between the LSF and linear LIF measurements at local equivalence ratios above 1.6 may be attributed to a change in the collisional branching ratio from lean to rich stoichiometries and/or the need for further work on the electronic quenching cross-sections required for quantitative NO measurements under fuel-rich conditions.
Today, Apple has revealed its latest diversity numbers, showing slight but consistent improvement year over year.
However, this latter hypothesis contrasts with the slight but consistent expression of NKp44 observed on SLE PB pDCs, which also points to an activation status of pDCs in SLE patients.
