That always caused either slight expansion of a story - line or leaving a story - line out that belonged in the book. (deanwesleysmith.com)
Wearing 17 - inch wheels and P225 / 45R17 tires, our IS 350 sedan picked up all sorts of bumps, from slight expansion joints to sizable potholes. (cars.com)
His point was that both the big retreat in 2007 and the subsequent years» slight expansion of ice were in fact distractions from the important trend that a host of Arctic scientists say is related to the warming climate. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)