The phrase "a slight irregularity" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a minor deviation or inconsistency in a process, document, or physical object.
Example: "Upon inspection, we noticed a slight irregularity in the alignment of the components, which may affect performance."
Alternatives: "a minor discrepancy" or "a small anomaly."
At a news conference here this afternoon, Ms. Carmody said the Federal Aviation Administration had checked the airport's radio beacon, which guides planes in, and found a slight irregularity.
In some gentler passages, he appears to be holding back with difficulty, waiting to erupt in another outburst; a slight irregularity in the beat evokes an athlete's labored breath.
The axial MPR image (3-mm thickness) shows a slight irregularity in the posterior wall of the left internal carotid artery (arrow) responsible of a calibre reduction <25%% (grade I lesion).
Move the underside of your wrist or finger over the paper and expect to feel a slight irregularity when you touch the outline of the signature, examine the signature with a magnifying glass (+10) and search for any rising in the area of the signature.
She gives an impish grin, revealing the slight irregularity of her front teeth.
In most cases, blunt and penetrating traumas cause only a slight wall irregularity (Fig. 9).
Nobody noticed the slight irregularity.
Degenerative changes were graded as mild if inferior glenoid or humeral osteophytes less than 3 mm high were observed; moderate if osteophytes were between 3 mm and 7 mm high or if there was slight irregularity of the glenohumeral joint; and severe if osteophytes were more than 7 mm high or if there was sclerosis and narrowing of the glenohumeral joint.
Examination of the same MNG area stained by haematoxylin and eosin failed to show the diagnostic nuclear features of PTC such as clearing of the nucleoplasm, peripheral margination of chromatin, or nuclear grooves, although subtle nuclear atypia manifesting as nucleomegaly and slight irregularity of the nuclear membrane was evident.
These pies have the slight irregularities of the artisan: a little lip of untrimmed pastry dropping over the edge of the foil tray, or slight variations in the tan on the crisp top.
338 West 23rd Street Chelsea Through July 15 While much of the world seems clamorous, messy and despoiled, the view in Koichiro Kurita's photographs is quiet and still, its slight irregularities adding subtle drama to an otherwise pristine landscape.
