Sentence examples for picked slightly from inspiring English sources

They've picked slightly offbeat people.

To dress for success (but never with excess clothing or baggage) Mr. Sahin picked slightly unexpected tones like the rich tan of Trussardi's signature leathers or shades of blue, hinting at Pan Am in its highflying era.

A different group of researchers might have picked slightly different quotations and would probably have coded somewhat differently, but the element of the researchers being part of the process is characteristic of qualitative research analysis, and the possible bias seems small.

Who scored the mini-Moro bars, and who was left picking slightly grubby milk bottles out of the gutter?

House price growth picked up slightly in August, according to Nationwide.

Industrial production picked up slightly in February, though a bout of winter weather hampered growth in manufacturing.

Things picked up slightly, and 61 cars were sold by 1925, when the company was rescued from bankruptcy.

In the last three months of the year, though, investment in the youngest companies picked up slightly, giving hope to entrepreneurs.

Prospects picked up slightly last year, but it is only now that recruiters are significantly improving their offers.

Two monthly surveys of purchasing managers released on Wednesday showed manufacturing activity picked up slightly in August after several months of slight declines.

The Economy: Bigger and More Profitable Construction spending (pdf) increased in April, the service sector picked up slightly and the trade deficit is $6.3 billion (pdf) smaller than a year ago.