Sentence examples for slight when it from inspiring English sources

Except for a few brief narratives and letters, the record is maddeningly slight when it comes to Vespucci.

It's a neat little story, but like many such narratives, the evidence supporting it is slight, when it's not contradictory.

Diversity is never "slight" when it causes a misunderstanding that turns into annoyance, uncertainty or fear.

Thus far it has focused only on Paxil in regard to adult suicide and it has hinted that the risk may be slight when it is catastrophic.

Because white men, white women, and black men don't report feeling slighted when it comes to respect and instrumental support, they build much more robust relationships with their primary mentors than women of color do, giving them an advantage in career advancement, Ray said.

Circuit City said that excluding remodeling and relocation costs, it expected to break even or have a slight profit when it reports second-quarter results on Sept. 18.

Another recent study by Zenger Folkman found that female leaders bested their male peers on traits like empathy, influence, and conflict management, and even have a slight edge when it comes to being self-aware.

Voters are evenly divided on which candidate they expect would do a better job dealing with the economy, but Mr. Obama has a slight edge when it comes to foreign policy, the subject of the third debate.

If anything, she suffers from a slight embarrassment when it comes to absolute, biological connection and sees the family as a thing, not just of love, but also of drift and dislike.

The New York Times/CBS News Poll shows that the Democrats have a slight edge when it comes to party affiliation: Asked in four national polls this year how they identify themselves, an average of 35percentt of Americans said they were Democrats, 30percentt Republicans, 28percentt Independents and 7percentt (probably the least likely to vote) said they had no opinions.

But there's a slight problem when it comes down to the price.