1.   The observed slight decrease in faecal bile acid concentration with increasing dietary calcium concentrations reflects the concomitant increase in faecal mass.

2.   This also resulted in a slight decrease in the number of word paths, but often resulted in the loss of the correct word.

3.   And a slight decrease in water temperature, a researcher has found, can turn a slow-moving sea star into a total slug.

4.   Analysts said the slight decrease could be an indication that the economy is cooling slightly.

5.   At the end of last year he started looking to pass more, resulting in an increase in assists, a slight decrease in scoring and more Lakers wins.

6.   Barnett said he has noticed only a slight decrease in border crossers.

7.   Before the contract was approved, American said it had a slight decrease in traffic as passengers booked with other carriers to avoid being stranded by a strike.

8.   Brad Mayne, general manager of Anaheim Arena, blames the economy for any slight decrease in normally enthusiastic Orange County.

9.   But adjusted for inflation and for increases in school enrollment, that would actually amount to a slight decrease.

10.   He found a slight decrease in obesity among the girls and no effect among the boys.