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Discover LudwigThe phrase "slightly upturn" is not standard in written English and may be considered awkward or incorrect.
It could be used when describing a minor increase or improvement in a situation, but a more common expression would be preferable. Example: "The company's profits showed a slightly upturn this quarter, indicating a positive trend."
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An increase in radiation parameter (R) is found to slightly upturn velocity values close to the sheet because of the flow is accelerated therefore momentum boundary layer thickness is therefore increased strongly after some distance from the wall.
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All her features competed for attention: the soaring cheekbones, the Brahmin nose slightly upturned, the mouth famously downturned even when smiling.
Her full lips are slightly upturned at the corners.
The prezygapophyses of the anterior cervicals extend horizontally, whereas those of more posterior cervicals are slightly upturned.
Sketch a small mouth, with the lips slightly upturned in concentration.
Try to have a natural expression that has your lips slightly upturned in a smile, and at the appropriate moments, smile bigger and grin.
Remove, leave to cool slightly, then upturn on to a damp tea towel lightly dredged in caster sugar.
Two respected financial institutions in Riyadh forecast only a modest price upturn in 2016, followed by slightly faster increases in the few years after that as high-cost shale disappears from the market.
The results were slightly better than expected, and follow similarly strong upturns at industry rivals Omnicom of the US and Publicis of France.
As the sample is cooled down, magnetization starts to decrease slightly, and at very low temperatures, there is an upturn.
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