Sentence examples for a slight very from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a slight very" is not correct and usable in written English.
It appears to be a combination of two modifiers that do not logically fit together, as "slight" and "very" convey conflicting degrees of intensity.
Example: "There was a slight very noticeable change in the atmosphere."
Alternatives: "a somewhat noticeable" or "a slightly significant".

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It takes about a gallon of honey to make the same quantity of spirits, and, though not a flavored vodka, Comb Vodka subtly retains its base ingredient's characteristics — a slight, very appealing viscosity and exceptional smoothness.

Born and raised in New Springville, about a mile away, Mr. Bamundo has been married nearly 10 years to Nancy Bamundo, a slight, very pretty young woman he's had a crush on since high school, and who also grew up in New Springville.

In a blog post on The New York Times Web site this year, Jun Morikawa, a professor of international relations at Rakuno Gakuen University in Sapporo, Japan, cited a "slight very slight — possibility" that the Japanese government could move to end research whaling to strengthen relations with anti-whaling powers like the United States and the European Union, as well as Australia.

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Maybe you make a very slight, very quiet noise when you get up off a sofa.

"He's a fairly slight, very serious, very confident-looking guy who moves with quiet authority," Mr. Fowler said in a telephone interview from Canada.

In the weeks after the straw poll, Romney saw a slight, but very temporary, bump in a few polls.

Another is a slight head shake no, only very slight, when saying 'yes.'yes

The data indicated an absence or a very slight increase in infiltration due to IMI by 20 h post-inoculation.

Lead is a bright and silvery metal with a very slight shade of blue in a dry atmosphere.

In a later referendum, in 2002, a very slight majority approved entry into the UN.

Quite often with a fresh peel, it brings a very slight twinge to the profile".

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