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The phrase "a slight improvement over" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing two things, indicating that one is better than the other, but only by a small margin.
Example: "The new model of the car shows a slight improvement over the previous version in terms of fuel efficiency."
Alternatives: "a minor enhancement compared to" or "a small upgrade from".
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The new season of Fox's "American Idol" continued to prove resilient in the ratings, leading Wednesday night with 24.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen's estimates, a slight improvement over the same night a year ago.
The Clippers' ratings decline seems a bit more puzzling given their 113-91 victoverover the Detroit Pistons at Staples Center on Monday gave them a 17-7 record, a slight improvement over their 15-9 sta year ago a year ago
This is a slight improvement over the 17.9% decline in the first quarter.
That was a slight improvement over its first-quarter decline of 6.5 percent.
Natural gas production was down by 79percentt, a slight improvement over Wednesday, the Interior Department reported.
The Liberals won about 41percentt of the popular vote, a slight improvement over their 1997 showing.
Over all, the survey shows a slight improvement over the last year in the condition of subway pay phones.
For the workers, the deal was a slight improvement over what Caterpillar was offering when the walkout began.
The camera's 3-inch LCD has a resolution of 1.53 million dots, a slight improvement over the GH1.
Critics have said that without fully searchable files, Internet accessibility is only a slight improvement over the status quo.
When Kljestan came into the game he was a slight improvement over Zusi, who tired in the second half.
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