Outside Germany, there was relief that the next central bank president could be slightly more moderate.
I guess that could be slightly worrying when everyone said that Eisenstein was very much like a little child".
But for half-marathons and marathons, the evidence so far suggests that high-fat runners could be slightly slower.
Mr. Elsley offered his thoughts on the line reading: "If you could be slightly scandalized," he said, "but also amused".
And the real figure could be slightly higher, as the research only takes into account schemes run by members of the organisation Safe Home Income Plans SHIPP).
Nielsen executives said it was possible that the final audience tally for Thursday's confrontation could be slightly larger than the one released yesterday.
And with customers increasingly switching suppliers to find cheaper bills, analysts believe British Gas's residential profits could be slightly below the company's target of £600m.
Despite the strong emotions in this campaign, early numbers indicated that the turnout could be slightly lower than in the last national election, in 2001.
(This suggests it could be slightly later than Easter, the deadline set by Dilnot himself, Age UK and the Care and Support Alliance).
Turnout could be slightly increased as a result of the referendums being held on the same day as the local elections, but don't expect anything spectacular.
