Sentence examples for slightly compared with from inspiring English sources

That crimped Microsoft's operating margins, which were down slightly compared with 1999.

Today's figures confirm that growth slowed slightly compared with the previous quarter.

Attendance is down slightly compared with that season, but tickets are more expensive now.

Freddie Mac's bonds have held their value since the announcement, dropping only slightly compared with Treasury bonds.

The median listing price was $385,000, down slightly compared with the second quarter of 2011.

Municipally recycled waste rose 3.1percentt from 1998 to 38.5percentt, and privately recycled waste dropped slightly, compared with the previous year, to 44.9percentt.

Runs and home runs per game are down slightly compared with last season and the number of teams scoring in the double digits has fallen significantly.

Through the first three weeks of the season, the number of broken bats has dropped slightly compared with last season, baseball officials said Friday.

By tapping an oil windfall fund built up during the boom, however, the government will increase spending slightly compared with what had been planned.

Retail sales improved slightly compared with sales earlier this fall, as colder weather drove New Yorkers to buy new clothes, the report says.

Attendance is down only slightly compared with last year, said Mr. Nelson, adding "but of course, last year was nothing to write home about".