Sentence examples for slim advance from inspiring English sources
But yesterday's slim advance came after the Dow spent much of the session in negative territory.
A softer dollar was also a factor in Monday's slim advance.
The U.S. housing market began 2010 in slightly better shape than it ended 2009, but a slim advance in home prices seen in the S&P/Case-Shiller index for January was hardly strong enough to sound the all-clear.
The major indexes only made slim advances, but the market was able to hold on to Tuesdays substantial gains.
The burger chain's same-store sales were up 2.2% globally, less than July's 4.3% and the slimmest advance since March.
But Ciena was sitting on a very slim technological advance.
The Dutch telecom company has been trying to sell its German and Belgian operations in an effort to thwart Mr. Slim's advances.
They lost, 2-0, to Honduras on Thursday and now have only a slim chance of advancing.
Behind the slim, almost fragile advancing figures is a long row of tall, sturdy trees.
After heroics by both goalkeepers, Italy merely maintained a slim chance of advancing to the knockout round.
Yet the chances of such talks taking place, much less succeeding, are considered slim since recent advances by Syrian government forces leave Mr. Assad with little incentive to give ground to rebel forces.
