slight change
collocation in Englishmeaningsofslightandchange
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slight
adjective
uk/slaɪt/us/slaɪt/
small in amount ...
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change
noun
uk/tʃeɪndʒ/us/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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(Definition ofslightandchangefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofslight change
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Only aslightchangewas reported in smoking and drinking behaviour.
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The structural development is similar for both cases, with aslightchangein magnitude.
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Change in transportation costs (10-150 units) also showedslightchangein unit cost of disposal (20 per cent rise).
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Aslightchangein the geometry causes a drastic change in the shape and position of the interaction region.
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The distinction between laudatory and narrative registers is also marked by aslightchangein the order of rhymes from the fourth stanza onwards.
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But it can be defused by making aslightchangethat was required in any event.
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However, the exact formulation of exhaustiveness needs aslightchange.
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First, aslightchangein the definitions of cases (i) and (ii) is needed.
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Aslightchangein a shape can result in dramatic changes in simulation behavior, requiring a totally different simulation model.
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In contrast, performance on suffixes did not seem to differ between no-change stems andslightchangestems.
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It seems implausible that aslightchangein the severity of an illness can make for a difference in the kind of illness it is.
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However, aslightchangemakes things much easier.
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Tubers were classified as green even if only aslightchangeof colour was detected.
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Therefore, thisslightchangeof the contact location was not accounted for but treated as a modeling error.
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Aslightchangein facies is marked by less frequent mudclasts in the middle part of the member and a slight increase in grain size up-section.
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It was noted, for example, that aslightchangein tidal elevation where samples are collected can change prevalences of certain species and, therefore, frequency of multiple infections.
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