Sentences with phrase «even slight»

However, the inability to promise 100 percent containment could delay the development of bioengineered plants that carry even slight risks of invasiveness.

The optical density of silicon naturally changes when it's exposed to even slight temperature shifts, making it a sensitive material especially suited for thermometry, according to Han.

The entire grid is covered with a flexible layer whose electrical attributes change under even slight compression.

«The mounting evidence is coalescing around the idea that decades of stronger trade winds coincide with decades of stalls or even slight cooling of global surface temperatures, as heat is apparently transferred from the atmosphere into the upper ocean,» Linsley said.

Entanglement, a quantum link between disparate objects, can enable ultra-secure cryptography, but even a slight jostle can destroy it, so systems that rely on it are not always useful in practice.

«Up to 40 percent of the Amazonian forests could react drastically to even a slight reduction in precipitation,» says the 2007 report.

Even slight temperature variations can distort images — one human's heat output (about 100 watts) is more than enough to ruin results.

Now Sungsoo Park and Daijin Kim at Pohang University in South Korea have developed a system that recognises even slight facial movements.

Even a slight increase in the frequency of hiking and backpacking trips did nothing to offset the overall decline.

Even a slight edge of 1.4 percent (a measure of the house's advantage in a particular bet) is enough to tip the scale irrevocably in the casino's favor.

The ice algae seem to be one of the major players in this scheme — even the slight increase of the atmospheric temperature and liquid water production seems to promote algae colonization across the ice surface.

Furthermore, the effects of clouds can greatly amplify even slight levels of light pollution.

All of these changes drove mammoth populations down and reduced their geographic range, MacDonald says, making them «very vulnerable to even slight increases in hunting pressure from humans.»

Urban says the results — which show how even slight rises in temperature can upend entire ecosystems — speak to the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent further warming.

Even a slight deviation of the monsoon can lead to droughts or floods, causing damages.

She notes that as a new arrival from the Oort Cloud, Comet ISON might be covered with a layer of frozen carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, gases that vaporize rapidly when exposed to even a slight trickle of heat.

As observations become more detailed, though, even slight inaccuracies in simulations could become troublesome.

David pointed out that after such robust growth over the past several years even a slight drop in revenue could be expected and is not cause for alarm.

The leader said he remains supportive of the concept of redistricting reform, but insisted there «can't be any even slight advantage to anybody.»

But as of now, Democrats are expecting redistricting to be a wash or even a slight gain for their side.

From private conversations I know some - perhaps even a slight majority - of Labour's Westminster quitters are prepared to skulk back onto the fontbench, though a vocal band of hardened refuseniks will carry on the war, resisting to the death.

But the likelihood that any of this is enough to have even a slight impact on the election is zilch.

Even slight changes in supply and demand — maybe Baby has started sleeping longer in the morning, so you're nursing an hour later — can make a duct go haywire.

Even slight problems can have serious effects, so consult your pediatrician if you suspect there is a problem with your toddler's ability to eat or chew.

It's because even a slight weather change is enough to affect your baby's skin.

To gain even a slight bit of relief.

Even a slight rise in blood pressure may indicate a sign of preeclampsia.

As it turns out, because Sausage was in the NICU and I didn't get to hold her until she was a week old, I never produced any milk at all, not even a slight leakage, so when people ask about feeding, this is the part I tell them, so worried I am about the stigma of bottle feeding by choice.

Do this judiciously, though — overly aggressive suctioning in infants can lead to inflammation and even slight bleeding.

He doesn't want to trouble us, he is a happy boy, energetic and more importantly understands even a slight change in our moods.

If your child is passing such hard, dry stools that you see a little blood or even slight tears (fissures) in the delicate skin near the opening of her anus, you can apply some aloe vera lotion to the area to help it heal.

It is also quite common to notice a cessation of weight gain, and perhaps even a slight weight loss, at the very end of your pregnancy.

Even a slight price increase could have a serious impact on district budgets.

If there is even a slight bit of pain, be sure to take your clean finger and insert it into the edge of the baby's mouth to break the suction.

Fourth would represent around «par» for Van Gaal in his debut campaign at Old Trafford; maybe even a slight disappointment.

There wasn't even a slight risk of losing the lead once Juventus got the game's opening goal, to be completely honest.

However, common sense need to be restored at Old Trafford and United must go on a long winning streak to have even a slight hope of title race.

A win for Antonio Conte's men holds significant importance if they were to have even a slight chance of retaining Premier League title.

I don't see Alexis will miss the opportunity to move to city because there only he has some chances of getting premiere league medal or may Champions League... With Arsenal he don't even slight possibility of winning anything except 2 tier cup competition which are not enough to stopping Sanchez moving to City... It's not about money..

As you can see, there's not a single team offering even a slight edge.

Even slight contact in oval racing can cause a large pile - up, however these two NASCAR drivers double drifted their way out of trouble like a bunch of pros.

Even a slight layout change for 1991 couldn't help things, and after a local ostrich race drew a bigger crowd (no, really!)

Mertesacker should start tonight if Koscielny has even a slight injury because we don't want to make a small injury worse and have Koscielny out for a long period of time.

If there is disruption in that back 4, they won't be as steady and even a slight drop off could spell doom.

But bowl results are not even slight predictors of future success.

Even a slight drop off from him is still pretty high level and safeties generally have a long shelf life.

If Arsenal board weren't so content with 4th and were willing to take even a slight risk, they would start preparing for somebody else to take over once AW's contract expires.

Then we should be in the swing but until then even a slight easing up of intensity could see us slip up and lose all that momentum we have at the minute.

If there is even a slight chance we can get him, I suggest that we must launch a serious bid.

Go through all your foods and take out anything that contains high, or even slight traces of gluten.