Sentences with phrase «slightest slip»

Accuracy is paramount, and all it takes is one slight slip up to send you hurtling ingloriously down the side of a skyscraper to your death.

But one slight slip in the defense — East's failure to cash his second high trump at once — left the tiny chink through which Lazard pulled home his contract.

It knows that the slightest slip in top quality goods and services will endanger it immensely.

They've unquestionably looked a different team under new boss Guus Hiddink, but their poor start to the campaign means they can't afford even the slightest slip - up if they want to finish in a respectable position.

However, their focus would be totally on the league now with work still to be done to secure the title as a rejuvenated Chelsea look to pounce on the slightest slip - up by the Red Devils.

A poll, released yesterday, showed a slight slip in her already - strong approval ratings and, even more significantly, her campaign recently attempted to use legal pressure to get television stations to pull a negative ad against her, generating flurry of free press coverage for her opponents.

He makes a slight slip up and the Tories laugh mercilessly at him.

The poll also found that Bloomberg's overall approval rating stands at 46 percent, a slight slip from mid-December.

But a slight slip of the surgeon's hand could result in hemorrhaging, memory loss, partial paralysis or even death.

I did have a slight slip up after cleaning up from snack / dinner.

I can not stand the slightest slipping down of the frames on my oily nose in the humid weather.

Of course, the slightest slip up and he'd set off a red flag.

In other words, with a high credit score, even the slightest slip - up can cause as much as a 100 - point drop.

Even the slightest slip - up could be costly for the entire group, as I was about to learn.

Joyce Pensato calls her latest show «The Eraser,» but she could not have erased the slightest slip.

This is your first shot to impress your potential employer, and if you make the slightest slip - up, it could be your last.

With just a slight slip of the tongue, Archie's intended meanings frequently became completely convoluted (e.g., «consecration» instead of «concentration» and «mental pause» instead of «menopause»).

They need to be absolutely detail - oriented as even a slight slip can lead to colossal financial losses.