The phrase "a slight cut" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a minor injury or incision on the skin.
Example: "After trimming the bushes, I noticed I had a slight cut on my arm."
Alternatives: "a small incision" or "a minor scratch."
Kidd also had a slight cut over his right eye after the game.
He goes after hitters using a mid-90s fastball with a slight cut, a sharp curve and an occasional changeup.
He took a slight cut in quality but still collected first prize in the $500,000 Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs in Boston in late May.
Unlike the Expendables or Getaway or any number of Nicolas Cage flicks, you can at least rationalize that this one is a slight cut above the others.
One executive involved in the negotiations said, "Whether he took a slight cut or got a slight raise, it's nobody's business".
But that is slower than the inflation rate, which was 4.2percentt during the first half of 2008, meaning that Mr. Paterson is effectively proposing a slight cut.
The bill also made a slight 2percentt cut to the New Start program, which helps cities invest in things like light rail and bus rapid transit.
Kiplagat earned $130,000 for her victory, which represents a slight pay cut from the $145,000 she won in Los Angeles in March.
"A slight sabre cut will separate my head from my body, like the spring flower which the Master of the Garden gathers for His pleasure.
While most Americans would get a slight tax cut under Mr. Obama's plan, the budget would also allow Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthy to expire.
PLOS ONE, which charges a fee of $1,350 for authors in middle- and high-income countries (UC Berkeley gets a slight price cut), has seen the number of articles it publishes leap from 138 in 2006 to 23,464 last year, making it the world's largest scientific journal.
