Sentence examples for representing slightly from inspiring English sources

Africa has more than one-eighth of the total population of the world, distributed over a land area representing slightly more than one-fifth of the land surface.

That withdrawal, representing slightly more than half the current American force, underlined his resolve to quickly wind down the second war of his presidency.

One faction, representing slightly more than a third of the DPJ's members, is loyal to Mr Ozawa, who personifies the worst of old-style money politics of the LDP, whence he came.

The job cuts -- representing slightly more than 2percentt of the company's 85,000 workers -- come less than two weeks after America Online, the No. 1 Internet provider, completed its acquisition of Time Warner, one of the giants of traditional media.

Since then at least 100,000 Syrian Christians have fled their homes.Several claimants to the ancient see of Antioch, each representing slightly different denominations, reside in Damascus; but it is the newly elected one who will take his place alongside the Ecumenical Patriarch (based in Istanbul) and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow as co-leader of the world's Orthodox Christians.

In 2008, Forbes counted 99 female billionaires, 16 more than last year, but still representing slightly less than 9% of the world's 1,125 billionaires.

(Each rating point represents slightly more than a million households).

The job reductions represent slightly more than 4percentt of the company's work force.

In 1990, they represented slightly more than half of all Hispanics in the city.

So they may still represent slightly easier targets for the next Republican nominee.

Federal officials say the four points represent slightly less than half a school year's worth of learning.