The phrase "a slight easing of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a minor reduction or alleviation of a situation, such as tension, restrictions, or pressure.
Example: "The government announced a slight easing of travel restrictions, allowing citizens to visit neighboring countries."
Alternatives: "a minor reduction in" or "a small relief from".
Local administrations will enjoy a slight easing of restrictions on their spending.
Many protesters blame today's plunging prices on a slight easing of quota ceilings last year and this.
Now, because of a slight easing of the rules last week, prepubescent schoolgirls will be allowed to wear colors to school.
Although he noted that Israel announced a slight easing of the blockade this week, Mr. Ban said a "fundamental change" was needed in its Gaza policy.
While the last few decades have brought about remarkable improvements in medication and a slight easing of stigma, many people with psychiatric illness are living marginalized lives -- victimized, ostracized and often homeless or living in squalid conditions.
Dawn News and another of Pakistan's independent news channels came back on the air Thursday after a slight easing of the restrictions on the news media, though two others remained banned.
On Thursday night Barack Obama stated that a slight easing on sanctions may be possible, but Congress, where the Israeli lobby is influential, is in the process of introducing even tougher punitive measures.
"Although we have seen a slight easing in the number of attendances and emergency admissions to A&E, the NHS continues to face unprecedented pressures on its frontline services – particularly A&E, NHS 111 and ambulance services".
The minutes run through a number of other reasons for a wait-and-see approach: slower global growth, a slight easing in the pace of UK growth, and a mixed picture from the labour market, where a pickup in earnings growth and evidence from the Bank's regional agents of firms reporting skills shortages are offset by a slowdown in job creation and a drop in average weekly hours worked.
It showed a slight easing in the decline in the number of permanent jobs available in the UK, but full-time placements have been falling for a year and analysts see little sign of a strong recovery yet.
"A slight easing in the euro area's rate of growth was seen in May but doesn't change the picture of a region that's enjoying its best spell of growth for three years, especially when an acceleration in growth of new orders suggests that the pace of expansion could pick up again in June," said Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit.
