Below you will find example sentences with "slightly higher". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Slightly Higher in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: slightly
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.6 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "slightly higher" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as composite moving slightly higher on monday, europe is slightly higher in early, lower, year and rates stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with higher education, higher secondary, higher wages, slightly different and slightly less, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with slightly higher
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
A&M revenue growth is slightly higher than the historical average. (11 words)
It closed slightly higher ahead of the weekend, but not higher than it opened. (14 words)
Depending on the requirement, users can opt for a slightly higher resolution and higher refresh rate model. (17 words)
With five doors, it really isn’t a coupe, and while the stance is higher than the Corolla platform that underpins the vehicle, the driver’s hip-point is slightly higher than in a car, but not as high as a conventional crossover. (43 words)
Our net finance costs in Q3 were also EUR17 million, again, in line with Q2 and primarily just reflecting year-over-year the higher interest rates and as well as slightly higher net debt level compared to last year. (39 words)
In a redshift map, galaxies in front of a supercluster have excess radial velocities towards it and have redshifts slightly higher than their distance would imply, while galaxies behind the supercluster have redshifts slightly low for their distance. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The reading was also slightly higher than economists’ predictions of 51pc and helped to slightly ease losses on Wall Street.
Rather, the costs were shared broadly — among shareholders (in the form of lower profits), bank executives (lower pay), borrowers (slightly higher interest rates) and savers (slightly lower deposit rates).
In a redshift map, galaxies in front of a supercluster have excess radial velocities towards it and have redshifts slightly higher than their distance would imply, while galaxies behind the supercluster have redshifts slightly low for their distance.
By contrast, the study found that metabolising caffeine at a quicker rate suggests a slightly higher risk of developing type two diabetes alongside a higher BMI.
Depending on the requirement, users can opt for a slightly higher resolution and higher refresh rate model.
Our net finance costs in Q3 were also EUR17 million, again, in line with Q2 and primarily just reflecting year-over-year the higher interest rates and as well as slightly higher net debt level compared to last year.
U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite moving slightly higher on Monday.
For higher earners, this means slightly higher Social Security taxes, but for most people, the system remains unaffected.
It closed slightly higher ahead of the weekend, but not higher than it opened.
First, because buildings in central business districts are generally allowed higher floor area ratios, larger structures mostly have mechanical voids that are slightly higher than those in residential towers.
The levels of NDF as measured by percentage of dry matter were slightly higher in the non-BMRs, but udNDF values were also higher, meaning that the amount of potentially digestible NDF was lower in the non-BMRs.
Europe is slightly higher in early trade Wednesday, and U.S. Futures are pointing higher in the premarket.
With five doors, it really isn’t a coupe, and while the stance is higher than the Corolla platform that underpins the vehicle, the driver’s hip-point is slightly higher than in a car, but not as high as a conventional crossover.
Seeing higher ground more favorable to artillery positions a half mile (800 m) to the west, he advanced his corps without orders to the slightly higher ground along the Emmitsburg Road.
According to preliminary data from the federal statistics office, EU-harmonized prices increased by 9.3% YoY, exceeding analyst estimates of a 9.0% increase and slightly higher than January’s 9.2% rise.
All three main indexes on Wall Street ended slightly higher Monday, though the gains were tempered by a pick-up in 10-year Treasury yields, which came as a large amount of US debt hits the market.
A&M revenue growth is slightly higher than the historical average.
And as the new acquisitions contributed about $1M in NOI, the total consolidated NOI for the quarter came in at $23M, and that's slightly higher than the Q1 result.
Excluding the impact of political, we expect Multiplatform Group revenues to be down mid-single digits with the revenue slightly higher than Q2 revenue.
Finally, the closely watched core services ex-shelter inflation component halted its recent declines and looks poised to move slightly higher over the next few months on a tight labor market and strong (yet moderating) wage pressures.