The phrase "be slightly different from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing two or more things that have minor variations or distinctions.
Example: "The two models of the car are similar, but they be slightly different from each other in terms of features."
Alternatives: "vary slightly from" or "differ a bit from".
That said, dealing with Cellino may be slightly different from handling Huw Jenkins, the Swansea chairman.
Ipso's method of operation will be slightly different from the PCC's.
Therefore, noon in Cincinnati, for example, would be slightly different from noon in Cleveland.
Therefore, the simulated design-point performance of an engine may be slightly different from its actual performance.
When the whole story is looked at, the picture will be slightly different from what the government has painted so far".
According to Mr Wester, before 2005, every part in an Alfa Romeo, down to the last screw, could be slightly different from that on a similar-sized Fiat.
And because these viruses have a high mutation rate, just about every new virus will be slightly different from its ancestor.
He introduced me to the authorship question — what I did know and hadn't thought about and hadn't understood.The aim, the motivation behind them, seems to be slightly different from any other body of work.
Lily notes in horror), who sniffles a lot — nobody is really cast out; Lily and Hazel are not a fringe twosome, but part of a larger social circle that just happens to be slightly different from Lily's original social circle.
The houses were designed to be slightly different from one another, but they were all made of brick and had garages and lots of about 5,000 square feet.
Because the tests for H.G.H. will be new, the appeals process could be slightly different from the one that will apply to the rest of the drug policy, the union said.
