Sentence examples for only slightly ahead of from inspiring English sources

NBC finished fourth, only slightly ahead of CW.

Among Mr. McCain's areas of interest, education comes in only slightly ahead of macrame.

Recent polls show him with support ratings in the mid-30s, only slightly ahead of Mr. Noda.

According to the commission's autumn forecast, the British economy will grow 1.1% in 2019, only slightly ahead of Italy, and far behind the 1.9% expansion across the eurozone.

He called the state "a deeply flawed, partly free democracy that is only slightly ahead of the failed democracies that constitute much of the developing world". He also called it the worst state in the country for unfair districting.

Which is why the most chic stores have been flocking to this stretch of Madison, where real estate costs are only slightly ahead of those on Fifth and 57th.

On the other hand, when it comes to actual messaging, women shift their expectations only just slightly ahead of the curve, which is a healthier pattern than guys' pursuing the all-but-unattainable.

According to a new poll from CBS News, Hillary Clinton has gained four percentage points of support and Donald Trump shed three more, placing the Democrat squarely (if only just slightly) ahead of the GOP nominee heading into the final stretch this fall.

Financial institutions and insurance companies, where at least half of all employees are female, did no better than the rest, and state-owned companies were only slightly ahead.

Federal financing, $5.4 million, is in place for the security project, which moved only slightly ahead this week.

Although General Electric 's earnings fell slightly from last year's quarter, but also slightly ahead of Wall Street's expectations.