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The phrase "slight favourites" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of sports or competitions to indicate that one team or competitor is marginally more likely to win than another. Example: "In the upcoming match, the home team is considered slight favourites due to their recent performance."
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I'd make Notts slight favourites.
"We're slight favourites for a reason.
I'd say England are slight favourites.
India are still slight favourites, but it's desperately close.
South Africa lead by 139 and are slight favourites, but England are still right in this.
Celtic's Neil Lennon, meanwhile, conceded that Rangers will be "slight favourites".
Odds comparison site easyodds.com shows Sri Lanka are slight favourites at best odds of 10/11.
I'd say that perhaps Sarries are slight favourites, but that Wasps are dark horses.
Interesting stuff, you'd have to say England might be slight favourites now.
In that time they have won four Super Bowls and are the bookies' slight favourites to win this time.
I saw a lot of India when they were playing South Africa this winter, and I make them the slight favourites to win this World Cup.
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