Sentence examples for a slight start from inspiring English sources

It was a slight start for the Brewers, but D'Amico made it stand up.

Staged by Ant Hampton with the subtlety and sure-handedness of a seasoned magician, the play — written by Mr. Hampton, Silvia Mercuriali, Greg McLaren and Melanie Wilson — begins like a simple game of Simon Says ("Open your eyes," "Touch her") before a slight story starts to emerge.

One realizes with a slight, shamed start that we would now condescend to this kind of effort as belonging merely to a Y.A., or young-adult, novel.

The space was lighted, but very tight, and they moved quickly, knowing that they had only a slight head start on the marines.

Being prepared for the possibility of Adjustment may have given her a slight head start, but King still had to go through the same process on results day as everyone else.

This has given MIPS a slight head start over rivals such as ARM.

Last year, Google Checkout debuted a holItay savings promotion in time for Cyber Monday, the monday after Thanksgiving and BlooksFriday.

There were even special traffic signals for bicyclists, giving us a slight head start through crowded intersections.

It was a slight that started a cold war between the stars that has tempered with time.

A slight tangent starts here….

The share of Processed Food was relatively stable throughout the period, with a slight increase starting in the mid-1980s.