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I felt rather hurt about this at first; it seemed somehow to be a sort of slight.

Ron gave a slight cough, which might have been hiding a snigger. Draco Malfoy looked at him.

He drove on without saying anything for a while, a slight frown on his face as if he were thinking.

Nowadays it is only a slight exaggeration to say that the more cash that investors see in a firm's coffers, the happier they are.

To prevent the cork from being discharged like a missile, maintain slight downward pressure on the cork just as it comes out of the bottle.

What you're feeling for is a soft bump or slight change in the surface of your vaginal wall.

Kabaraijian smiled too, a slight lifting at the corners of his mouth. "Philistine, " he said accusingly.

That we really live on a hard marble that has just a slight bit of wetness to it.

I don't see how such a fine writer could slight any valid startup in such a blatant fashion.

Slight motions of the front northward or southward bring alternating periods of overcast skies and sunshine through the month.

Her vacant eyes looked back at me and she gave me a slight smile as she turned to leave.

One man waved a shoe, a low black boot with a slight heel, that he said had been Gadhafi's.

This takes him out of horizontal balance, and creates a slight "hitch" or break in his forward motion, as you can see in the video.

As you see this portrait has two main problems, the slight yellow tint of the teeth and the gaps between some of them.

Surface of the hydrophilic foil shall be clean and flat, folds and scratches are unacceptable. A slight mark on the surface is possible.

I looked up to see a slight older, bespectacled restaurant manager.

The next example introduces a slight improvement over the first method, in that we factor out the common lookup code into a separate method.

It is only a slight exaggeration to say that mankind constitutes even now a planetary community of production and consumption.

She looked up at him and gave him a slight smile. Her voice was like a soft, lingering melody as she spoke. "Hello, disciple. "

Instead, efficient endurance running requires just a slight knee lift, a quick leg turnover, and a short stride.

But she could tell by the lines around his eyes, the slight droop of the strong shoulders, the slowly sagging face.

Also there is nothing wrong with a slight motion of the body in the direction of the scale: it accommodates and reduces the elbow motion.

I mused to myself; and sore misgivings came over me that there was slight hope of that.

About a year later, the company was again experiencing a slight dip in sales, combined with serious product problems.

"I am at the beginning, and not the end, of my labors on the world stage, " he said. "My accomplishments are slight. "

The battle had been still going on but he had received a slight wound and was being ferried back to a hospital ship.

With a slight movement of his head Rat, who had long dropped the rudder-lines, directed the rower to take the backwater.

The only exception was the year of 1991, when there was a slight decline as compared with the previous year.

You will become increasing aware that a slight twinge of annoyance is nothing but a veil drawn over intense fury.

I bumped into Nick at the barbershop yesterday. He looked great, but I noticed that he had a slight limp when he walked.

You would no doubt wish me to make some slight allusion to this tragic domestic affliction next Sunday.

It had given him a slight advantage the first year or two.

Cultivate an ever-continuous power of observation. Wherever you are, be always ready to make slight notes of postures, groups and incidents.

Inside there was the photograph of a woman, tall and slight, with large vague eyes and loose hair.

the mean velocity has slight impact on the wind-induced fatigue life of the structure.

How did the third qualifying session work out for you? It looked like you had a slight problem maybe with a slower car on your first run.

Something Mitchell would buy her to make up for a slight.

The last greenish tints had left the sky and a slight chill was displacing the balminess of spring.

But his impact on intellectual life and practical affairs was slight compared with that of his English rival.

The children are quite healthy although they all have slight colds at the moment.

He was forced to grapple with the problem when he analysed the satellite data and found a slight decline in precipitation around Adi Ha.

With it "installed, " though, she reported a slight breeze only when placing her fingers very close to the underside of the door.

He was a man of medium height with a slight paunch. His eyes shone with joy.

I do not know what is to become of them. But I hope and pray that she will not slight them and compel them to go into low company.

Diego is currently out with a slight thigh strain that he picked up against Lazio last weekend, but he's hoping to be back very soon.

'I felt slight removed from myself; it was almost like an out-of-body experience, ' he told the Irish Times.

Officials say this pace is likely to be maintained for the rest of the year, in line with a slight slowing of China's overall growth-rate.

While there has been a 'slight' appreciation in the currency, 'it hasn't been enough, ' he said.

A man peeked out from a slight opening in the doorway to his apartment and rattled off an account of the killer's second attack.

BY HIS own admission, Barack Obama received his Nobel peace prize when his accomplishments were still "slight" .

As the key turned the lock, a slight movement caught Andy's attention and he found himself staring into a pair of dark eyes.

This stocky figure, with a slight stoop, striding up and down, suddenly unconscious of any presence beyond his own thoughts.

The doctor was silent for the longest time, then she said with slight hiccup in her voice, "Well, my dear, you're having, um, twins. "

The extent to which slight changes in rainfall could impact on rivers had never been realized before.

I'm starting to feel like a broken record, but I really can't tell you how much of a difference slight alterations make.

Now it may have been a slight misjudgement with regard to me hearing wrongly but I consider it quite apt.

I knew that he had been lying awake ever since the first slight noise, when he had turned in the bed.

A slight noise at a distance behind him made him turn his head and look. O horror! O misery! O despair!

However, further studies show that this variation has only a slight effect on the perceived quality of the restoration.

The results indicated that the Pinctada martensii shells were all consisted of the major Calcium carbonate and a slight amount of organisms.

As a matter of fact, he was allowing himself to drift into a physical state in which even a slight malady might prove dangerous.

There was even a slight increase in purchases of home furniture, which had four consecutive years of declining sales.

But if, like me, you're a longtime, die-hard Michael Connelly fan with a slight crush on Harry Bosch, you may be just a bit disappointed.

When she frowns, the slight dimples on her smooth forehead remind one of the tired and shy expression on her mother's face.

But now he was aware of the slight change in her breathing, a change as subtle as the wind from a butterfly's passing.

'I shouldn't mind learning why - why the sun do shine on the just and the unjust alike, ' she answered, with a slight quaver in her voice.

Harvey: There's a slight hitch. Sorry about this. If you'll just bear with us for a minute.

There's no doubt that hot tubs are luxuriously soothing, and if you're willing to take a slight chance, go ahead and plunge in.

There was a slight gleam of triumph in his eye as he said this.

But for a slight foul on the part of Mr. Rivas, it would have been a tough job for the referee to judge who should be the winner.

'I get offered funny, quirky, pretty roles, ' she says, with a slight role of her eyes. 'I'd love to do an action movie.

Duo gasped as Hiro looked at him, the boy's eyes becoming blue for a slight moment, kind, like they used to be.

I had a slight vibration towards the end of the race, but I think it was just the result of a locked front wheel.

Suddenly , there was a slight trembling sound from below , and the captain went down to see what had happened .

It was so red and yet so tender that we could gaze at it with naked eyes. and a slight applause from us.

Support the upper body rotation by applying slight pressure against the front leg with your front arm.

The DITA content -- now in normalized SGML form -- is inserted with a slight bit of modification into the original output stream.

He seemed to be very calm, but the slight shaking of his hands betrayed his fear.

Even slight falls have been enough to scare them out of the market, putting pressure on developers to offer sharper discounts.

She answered with a slight voice, as if she was talking to herself.

Said the tailor, "There has been a slight delay. But, by the will of God, it will be ready by tomorrow" .

Rising import costs contributed to a slight increase in the company's prices across the board in May, he says.

"It's a very ticklish business, this, Mr Steger, " put in the manager, yieldingly, and yet with a slight whimper in his voice.

It may be that in the rebound after the bottleneck, the slight hazardousness of these SNPs did not make much difference.

Most of them bought some kind of benefit, if only slight, and if I hadn't tried, I'd have been left with a sense of "What if . . . ? "

He always piles on the agony when he has a slight cold and makes it sound as if he's going to die!

Costacurta did not complete the session after picking up a slight muscle knock but is not a concern to the medical staff.

SKINNER glares at him as CRANE hands over the phone log, a slight smile of disbelief on his lips. He reads the document and hands it back.

But for a slight rhythmic movement of the cartridge box at the back of his belt he might have been thought to be dead.

From the slight smile which played over Sherlock Holmes's face, I could see that the speech had not been lost upon him.

But for a slight rhythmic movement of the cartridge box at the back of his belt he might have been thought to be dead.

From the slight smile which played over Sherlock Holmes's face, I could see that the speech had not been lost upon him.

Although it is a bit slight color, but I often complicated matter due to the neglect of it.

Even where the notion of identity would seem to be fairly secure, notions of citizenship can be slight.

The extent to which slight changes in rainfall could impact on rivers had never been realised.

The shadows were falling thicker now, the last greenish tinge had left the sky and a slight chill was displacing the balminess of spring.

She wiped her eyes, and a slight smile began to crease her tear-stained cheeks.

But they still act as if there is no greater enemy than this slight woman with flowers in her hair.

l think there's been a slight mistake. Everyone seems to think that I'm.

Whenever I'd see him on television, he'd be looking slightly off-center, with a slight squint, as if lacking some necessary confidence.

He was a pleasant if tired - looking man, with thinning, sandy hair, clear blue eyes and a slight middle - aged paunch.

A rare burst of autumn hit, a slight fraction of coolness, as if I went back to that deep autumn field.

We all do it a little bit differently and end up with slight differences in the numbers.

The children are healthy though they all have slight colds at the moment.

I listened to your footfalls in the bottom of cold night, not expecting your stop but hoping your slight glance at me.

As the goods are Intended for a very Important purpose , please see that there be no defect , however slight , In the quality .

The extent to which a program can be used for similar but not identical applications, perhaps with slight modifications.

Tevez appeared to have a slight limp when he was replaced but Mancini said he was tired rather than injured.

It is only a slight exaggeration to say that, most of the time, almost nobody listens to a word they say.

It does not seem to be related to handedness and has only a slight tendency to be familial.

Burke Trend was a slight and scholarly man with a twinkle in his eye and a manner that proclaimed both wisdom and discretion.

He had been nursing a slight thigh problem, but is still expected to be fit for the double header against Belize next week.

She has just a "slight" step down to the muzzle (stop) and I think this beautiful head would be enhanced by more here.

Do you think I've got an oven? There's a square thing in the kitchen that I just put books in it till there was a slight fire incident.

Society might be better than she supposed from her slight experience of it.

Thanks to the slight leftward turn of her face, a pearl can be seen suspended from her ear, like a stray satellite.

What you said wasn't just a slight. It was an out-and-out insult.

When I checked the damaged cases with the receiver, I cut down all those with slight damage. You know I've done a favour for you .

In fact, there is so slight a trace of any drug in the homeopath's prescription that it might be called none at all.

He said the figures which for the first time in 16 months showed a slight drop in unemployment could be the light at the end of the tunnel.

There seemed to be a slight shimmering to the air inside, but this ceased when Tesla identified himself to the scanner.

And he grew almost more familiar with the slight wave at the back of her hair than with her eyes or her mouth.

You must not judge of him, Miss Dashwood, from your slight acquaintance.

The children are quite healthy although they have slight colds at the moment.

So there is a slight but distinct trend suggesting having a man sent off is no longer quite such a negative as it was.

The Bad: Story could have been a bit more fleshed out; difficulty could have used some slight tuning.

There was an unwonted light in his eyes, and slight trembling of his lips.

There was a slight contretemps when his wife and his ex-wife arrived together.

at him as CRANE hands over the phone log, a slight smile of disbelief on his lips.

He thought it was only falling leaves at first, so slight and delicate was the sound of it.

There is only one slight glimpse of the "wild fire" your days in the dark corner would seem impatient!

His features were agreeable, his body, though slight of build, had something of athletic outline.

"Really? " answered Edmond, with a smile which had in it traces of slight uneasiness.

There is a dull pain in the lower part of my abdomen and I seem to have a slight temperature.

Jean: There was a slight mix up in the kitchen. We're very busy tonight.

But when a fish sleeps, it is not the same deep, sound sleep that you are accustomed to, and a slight shake in the water will disturb it.

It was upon the behaviour of these very slight acquaintance that all her present happiness depended; and while Mrs.

Heathcliff dropped his slight hand, and stood looking at him coolly till he chose to speak.

I fell down about a week ago , but I only got a slight bruise .

This sort of sludge may or may not prove to be of some slight utility in the 2012 Republican primaries, but it is, increasingly, history.

Carefully remove the handwheel. Slight tapping with a mallet may be required, but do not change the valve stem position.

To be able to record one's own words in indelible ink--was that a slight thing?

If not reapplied , there might be a slight increase in the damage outlined in the study but it is not likely to be significant.

I could have broken my ribs falling in that position, but I landed upright on my feet and suffered only a slight abrasion on my right knee.

He intimated his wishes with a slight nod of his head.

The slight change of R values suggested that adding age as an independent variable would not greatly improve the predictive power of STM.

This slight delay means that attaching will not help if you are trying to debug a problem that occurs during startup .

The boy, fragile and slight, had been knocked out of his chair by the violent gusts of frigid air. Now.

The center of the screen to see the small arrow of what today we would have to control it to some slight reduction in sheep numbers.

to produce a slight variation color between the different directions all in the brushwork itself.

The mucosa of parasitic positions thickened obviously to be gyrus -like and was covered with mucus, and slight hemorrhage was observed.

The flavour was mysteriously hard to pin down: traces of chocolate, hints of earthiness and a slight mustiness around the edges.

French officials will doubtless protest that the swaggering Mr Sarkozy had not intended any slight.

Tall the classmate of the class removes individual person slight abrade is bungled outside, did not hinder greatly.

The taper of elevators is usually slight, and the difference between the two values is generally small.

However, there has been a slight dip in the total number of refugees worldwide on 2009 levels.

Variety also promotes growth. Later in this book you'll see that there are actually slight changes being made throughout the training year.

Hold tight for more than a year, it can be considered the basis, there was a slight.

If his house could accommodate any friend of theirs-it would be but a slight acknowledgment of the many favours he owned them.

With split-second timing, Dooku slipped out his hand before the vibrobl ade could injure him. He felt only a slight burn of he at.

Under ordinary circumstances, this would have been a slight but worthwhile risk.

He gave a slight, apologetic cough and said, 'Excuse me. '

Ridership on this initial segment would be slight, making it impossible to operate the train without taxpayer subsidies.

Such a slight initial revaluation is unlikely to do much to slow China's fast-expanding economy.

The fact that a paper with such a large online readership has left the free-content fold will be seen as an almighty slight.

The only sound was a slight scraping noise from the rooftop, where the weather-vane swung back and forth.

Slight and fine-featured with large eyes, he looks a bit like the lead singer in a boy band.

Under her hat-brim he saw the pallor of her profile, and a slight tremor of the nostril above her resolutely steadied lips.

Federal officials said they were encouraged by a slight increase in eighth-grade scores since the last history test, in 2006.

He would sit in a tiny, wooden chair, barely large enough to hold even his slight frame.

' -- And then, with a slight bow, turned again into the plantation, and was soon out of sight.

The Japan earthquake was incidental, and did not accompany plate movement per se, as this was slight.

There was a slight noise behind her and she turned just in time to seize a small boy by the slack of his roundabout and arrest his flight .

Test results show the method is able to remove noise effectively from slight shock signal thus can be used to pre-treats. . .

Considering that Apple allows few discounts, a slight break on relatively new technology can be a good deal for buyers, he says.

There might be a slight confusion of the differences between applications and applets for Java Web Start and the Java Plug-In among users.

The drive chain features thin inner links and a slight weight savings relative to typical designs to help boost acceleration.

But there has been a slight uptick in the number of employers offering signing bonuses and relocation packages, he says.

Maybe a recent disappointment has caused you to sink into a slight depressive state.

With the loss of a man of Kaifu Lee's character and vision, there will certainly be a slight change at Google China.

"Stocks are overbought and a slight correction would not be unexpected, " says Anthony Conroy, head of trading at BNYConvergEx.

To polish off my work I have tuned up the saturation of the cloud-shadows in the front and gave them slight tone of yellow-green colour.

Very often they will be slight enough for the business man to be able to neglect them altogether.

But it's just a slight preference, and the effect is far too small to account for the observed imbalance between matter and antimatter.

Slight turn out of the front feet is characteristic.

It was a woman of slight build, her face close-wrapped by a thick gray shawl, her breath smoking.

Turn could have been done deal, it was unclear thinking, impatient for success in a slight panic anxiety, rather than optional essentials.

About a year later, the firm was again experiencing a slight dip in sales, combined with serious product problems.

is no need to light a night light on a light night like tonight, for a bright night light is just like a slight light.

Estelle was sleeping deeply. She curled up in relaxation; her slight, warm breath smelled of alcohol continuously.

It uses a standard planet-hunting method -- watching for the slight dimming of a star's light as a planet passes in front of it.

Carl was a man with a chip on his shoulder. Everyone seemed in a conspiracy to slight or injure him.

There could be a slight delay in an investment matter, and if so, you might feel a bit deflated.

"Claudia wanted people sneezing, getting immunized, that sort of thing, " recalls Harmel, a slight, soft-spoken 52-year-old.

When your legs and hips start to sink, make slight adjustment at the top end of your body just to stay afloat.

How is it supposed to be a dance if I'm the only girl? Well, that may be a slight exaggeration.

Sustained high growth enterprises above designated size benefit, a slight pick-up in profitability.

Obviously the language might be a slight barrier but once he gets over that I'm sure he'll be bubbly and effervescent.

PTA afternoon there was a slight rebound, but is still not back to fill empty gaps, weaker still.

As the two girls came near the encampment, Hetty uttered a slight exclamation on catching a view of the person of her father.

an almost standard woman, but for the slight incautiousness of character inherited from her race.

The shaky cursor is just a slight annoyance that any user can endure up to 8 or 10 seconds.

And yet curiously enough he was held in a slight contempt by the others.

Well-fitted pants should hit at the ankle with a slight break in the front.

Although it is true that this setting carries a slight performance hit, in this situation it produces a great saving.

For equipment, we started at a slight advantage, as we already owned the carboy, a food-grade plastic bucket, and a few smaller items.

'This gives my hair a slight wave, and by the time I get to work, the wave has turned into a slight curl, ' he says.

Gradually I let my touch become lighter and his foot had a slight spasmodic movement as I glided my fingers over the soft skin.

US bond prices soared for the second straight day yesterday amid new evidence of a weakening economy and a slight moderation of inflation.

He sat erect in the back of the boat, a slight figure with swarthy skin and long black hair and brown eyes that drifted dreamy.

China's economy expanded at 9. 5 per cent in the first half of this year and is widely expected to see only a slight slowdown in 2006.

It is proved that this optimized method can effectively improve processing speed with slight Signal to Noise Ratio(SNR) decrease.

A chain stitch used to apply a round cord to a garment. The stitch angle can be adjusted to create a slight twist in the cord.

Once the retina detaches it assumes a slight opaque color with a convex configuration and a corrugated appearance (arrow).

For the moment, global consumption of oil continues to fall, despite the slight brightening of the economic outlook.

A slight shift in your routine is usually enough to re-engage the brain.

The valve bonnet may now be removed. There may be a slight leakage, as the metal-to-metal backseating does not provide a drip-tight seal.

I seized him , when, in his fright at my violence, he inflicted a slight wound upon my hand with his teeth .

Globally, investment has more than doubled in the last five years, Pew finds, with the recent economic turmoil generating only a slight dip.

A study by JPMorgan Chase found that there has been a slight rise in rates when countries lost an AAA rating.

SLIGHT, well-kempt in grey trousers and a powder-blue shirt, the man in the dock cut the image of an ageing schoolteacher.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development composite leading indicator shows at least a slight uptick.

This pattern can be implemented using a slight variation of the general pattern above.

The droning change into a deep buzzing and I am suddenly lifting free, I feel a slight falling, buzzing sensation.

More often than not its a slight tap of the leash that mean "Look you know better and you have to pay attention. "

It does look a bit sore. It's just a slight virus infection.

From outer space, satellite sensors can distinguish even slight variations in color to which our eyes are not sensitive.

Nor fame I slight, nor for her favors call; she come unlooked for, if she comes at all.

Your price is too high to accept. So we have to ask for a slight reduction.

s salutation than a slight inclination of the head, and sat down without saying a word.

These other questioners saw to it that he was in constant slight pain , but it was not chiefly pain that they relied on.

She also begins a few of her remarks with "Frankly, my dear. . . " She knows there's a slight error in doing so.

Change the hair color to reddish brown, add glasses, a slight bulb to my nose, a few laugh lines, and I'm satisfied.

They get to their goal weight and seem to be cruising along until they begin to make some slight modifications.

A slight trembling of his hands revealed.

The Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese, though pronounced with a slight difference.

Very soft, fresh and a creamy body. Intense aromas and flavour of ripe blackberries and cassis, with a slight touch of spices.

With a refreshing, slight spritzy character this wine can be enjoyed at any time as an aperitif or with a variety of food styles.

The pressure of pursuing one's material goals is in fact another form of misery, no matter how slight it may be.

What was thought to be a slight pull is actually a full tear and Owen will go into hospital on Monday.

A metaphor for a carefully worded writing, which can be rendered perfect by only a slight alteration.

Father X, it had been rumored, was gay. He was pale, slight.

However, it will be a challenge in practice, which can be illustrated with a slight modification of the example.

BHP has also noted that there seems to be a slight recovery in iron ore demand in China.

if there was a slight misregister phenomenon, typically do not easily detectable.

This slight distinction has huge implications for your sense of personal power.

Such groups are usually small and can be studied intensively by a few people at slight expense.

His expression was deadpan. Only a slight clenching of his right hand betrayed the tension he was probably feeling.

Mrs. Sparsit's corinthian nose underwent a slight expansion of the nostrils, and her black eyebrows contracted as she took a sip of tea.

Remaining shunt capacitance can be effectively neutralized by a slight modification of the feedback loop, as shown in Figure 1-12.