Today's slightly shorter race could well help to tip the scales in her favour.

今日稍短程的比赛将很有可能使她稍占优势。

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Slightly shorter in length and armholes are cut low.

身长略短，手臂处开口很低。

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Lower thigh: Slightly shorter than the upper thigh, strong and with similarly developed muscles.

下大腿：轻微的肌肉比大腿短，结实，与同样发达。

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There are two papers, a shorter and a slightly longer one.

你们需要写两篇论文，一篇简短的，一篇稍长的。

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So our journey times might get slightly shorter in central London but water bills will increase.

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The lower salary covered a slightly shorter period than in the previous season.

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Maybe they shopped at Costco a bit more often, took a slightly shorter vacation, or went with the cheaper alternative when leasing a car.

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