The auction results were seen as mildly disappointing, and prices of the new securities deteriorated slightly during the afternoon.

Large manufacturers expect business conditions to deteriorate slightly in the next three months.

The U.S. trade deficit deteriorated slightly, to $27.75 billion, in the third quarter, reflecting flat exports and the nation's appetite for imported goods.

With conventional recording tape, each copy deteriorates slightly from the original, and copies of copies become progressively worse.

But the McKinsey consultant warned that if interest rates moved higher and the problems in the Southwest deteriorated only slightly, the cost would increase.

Moreover, it is said that it slightly deteriorates with the passage of time.

"It slightly deteriorates, I say, with the passage of time."

The United States trade deficit deteriorated slightly, to $27.75 billion, in the third quarter.

Tube performance can deteriorate slightly over time before eventual catastrophic failure.

A majority of American fund managers surveyed this month by Merrill Lynch say they think that profits will "deteriorate slightly" in the coming months.