Sentence examples for tested a little from inspiring English sources

The Democratic hegemony is being tested – a little.

Given that Portas said she had already found "a moist rubber gimp outfit in a Tesco bag" in one of the rooms and been asked if she could provide "company" for another guest, Woodburn's unshockability might be tested a little.

"When you come to Manchester United you are tested a little bit – the players will be the first ones to test him when we get him training because they'll want to see what he can bring," he said.

The nine-time champion was tested a little by Beniot Paire in the second set but he seals the win in one hour 52 minutes.

Next time, we're going to have to make sure that the next clever financial idea grows a little slower or is tested a little earlier.

They really need to be tested a little, so they will be ready when we play Arcadia and CV". The Burbank singles corps made easy work of the Indians (2-1, 1-1), dropping just five games.

Until midsummer, that is, when the techies tournament-tested a little gizmo, called a pendulum tester, that measures not the C.O.R. but, rather, how long (in microseconds) a little weight lingers on the club face after striking it.

"We have seen a bottom that the market is probably going to test a little bit," said Laszlo Birinyi, global trading strategist at Deutsche Bank.

Make sure the sugar has almost completely dissolved by testing a little meringue between your fingers; if it feels overly grainy, beat until smooth.

Air travel delays are bad and promise to get worse; the Federal Aviation Administration's current "build a little, test a little" strategy for air traffic control modernization isn't expected to keep pace with exploding long-term passenger demand.

Tim Dowling recently joked in the Guardian that scientists had discovered "a genetic marker for gullibility... they can find out exactly how gullible you are just by testing a little bit of your spit".