The phrase "however slight that" is a correct and usable expression in written English.
You can use it when you want to emphasize the smallness of something or to suggest that even the smallest amount of something can be significant. For example, "She spoke of her fears however slight that may have been."
By successful and fertile, I mean each artist grows individually and independently within the relationship, yet there is some distinct overlap, however slight, that makes their pairing work.
By Anthony Lane Admirers of Michel Piccoli know better than to ignore any film, however slight, that is anchored and calmed by his presence.
Admirers of Michel Piccoli know better than to ignore any film, however slight, that is anchored and calmed by his presence.
In the magazine this week, Anthony Lane exults in Michel Piccoli's performance in Claude Sautet's "Les Choses de la Vie" (playing at BAM on Saturday, in the terrific series devoted to films crowned with France's principal movie prize, the Prix Louis Delluc): Admirers of Michel Piccoli know better than to ignore any film, however slight, that is anchored and calmed by his presence.
At the immigration hearing in late 2000, Judge Page acknowledged the possibility, however slight, that an error had been made.
There is an argument, however slight, that the two best characters in Die Hard are Richard Thornburg and Harry Ellis.
Having mustered the largest antigovernment demonstrations since the 1979 revolution, and defying an official ban, protesters began to sense the prospect — however slight at the moment — that the leadership's firm backing of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had wavered.
Álvarez's weight problem, however slight, suggested that perhaps he wasn't in great shape; maybe he would wear down as the fight wore on.
They will be back next season, and will have learned much from these two games, not least that errors of judgment, however slight, such as that shown by Demichelis in the first leg can be so costly at this stage.
But such nonphysical effects, however slight, would mean that the physical account of motion is false — for that account says that there will be no such change of shape unless there is a physical force that causes it.
A prosecutor, John Murphy, said the panel members should not consider Mr. Hamdan's cooperation, "however slight," and suggested that the defense had raised the issue to distract the panel members' attention from Mr. Hamdan's guilt.
