Sentence examples for slightly trailing from inspiring English sources

Dead last on that scale, slightly trailing aunts and uncles, were cousins.

Another poll Monday showed Mr. Giuliani slightly trailing both Mr. McCain and Mitt Romney in Florida, a state that Mr. Giuliani had declared to be his fortress.

The polls have shown Mr. Sanford slightly trailing his opponent, Senator James T. Broyhill, whose bid for the seat was bolstered by his appointment to succeed the late Senator John P. East last summer.

G.M.'s vehicle sales in the United States have increased 13percentt so far this year, slightly trailing an overall increase in the market, which is about 15percentthroughgh July.

Mr. Lazio was noticeably more combative than he was in the second debate, perhaps reflecting the pressure he may feel because of polls that show him slightly trailing Mrs. Clinton.

In the winter, the current focus switches from a situation where it was leading the noon meridian to one where it is usually slightly trailing behind it.

In dollar terms, that was the largest annual increase ever, but as a percentage increase it slightly trailed 2008.

But sales of Oracle's core database product slightly trailed estimates, and Oracle shares dropped in after-hours trading.

But the state actually slightly trailed the nation in private-sector job growth during the governor's first two years in office.

It's not a surprise but still significant that the United States rates essentially at the top (its score of 4.6 just slightly trails the 4.8 of the Netherlands) and far exceeds those of authoritarian regimes such as those of Russia, China and Egypt.

We will get the Nationwide house prices survey, data from the Bank of England on the funding for lending scheme and – in perhaps slightly less trailed news – there is also Wednesday's AGM at Travis Perkins, the building materials group that sounds more like a pair of butlers.