Sentence examples for only slightly than from inspiring English sources

The defeat of Fatah by Hamas in the January 2006 elections was a long-awaited reaction by Palestinians to the corruption and incompetence of their leadership: Fatah gained fewer votes (though only slightly) than Hamas not because of its popularity but rather because of self-interest, particularly on the part of the section of the population dependent on a wage from Palestinian Authority.

They suggest that older firms tend to be more efficient, even if only slightly, than newer firms.

With the arrival of the Note 8, the phablet is now a full inch larger in screen size than the original model, a decision made, in part, to keep the device bigger (if only slightly) than the recently introduced Galaxy S8+.

After all, the reasoning goes, teens are less likely to spout off to their friends (if only slightly) than to their mothers; why not approach mothering more like friendship?

However, the general rule holds that coverage is better than in home non-SBA deliveries but worse, if only slightly, than in institutional deliveries.

• Precipitation is less than 2 inches a year, only slightly more than the Sahara desert.

Note that BLAT runs only slightly faster than RAPSearch, but ~2 3 times slower than RAPSearch2.

Japan and Korea ranked only slightly higher than Australia.

The undertaking is only slightly less than monumental.

The body rusted only slightly slower than overnight.

MINUSES: The movie is only slightly more than skin deep.