Sentence examples for be a slight downgrade from inspiring English sources
Man for man, Saturday would be a slight downgrade from the much younger incumbent, J.D. Walton.
"This is only a slight downgrade, and it's not that surprising in light of what they're really focusing on," said William J. Ryan, chairman of the County Legislature.
That was also a slight downgrade from its last assessment.
This proved to be a slight underestimate.
That might be a slight exaggeration.
Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration.
And then, of course, there's the 3,000 mAh battery — that's the same as what's offered on the most recent Galaxy Note (a slight downgrade from its predecessor).
Standard & Poor's this year has downgraded four debt issuers for every one it has upgraded; this is a slight improvement over 2002 (4.5 downgrades for every upgrade) and 2001 (5.5 to 1), but nothing to celebrate.
Growth was expected to accelerate only a little next year, to 1.5% from 1.1% in 2014 – a slight downgrade from April's prediction of 1.2% growth this year.
There was a slight hesitation.
