noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a slippage in profits
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Any slippage in the heel of the shoe means it is too big.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Also, the material when embanked would be liable to settlement and slippage .
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He can come close, perhaps, but the closer he comes, the greater the risk of slippage .
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Some slippage in deadlines is to be expected when overhauling something as complicated as an operating system.
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The Labour vote suffered a double slippage .
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The trend was upward, with 29 applicants improving their standing and just eight suffering slippage .
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We may in fact anticipate some slippage in the timetable as a result of two factors.
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Winter storms undercut the cliff base, then wash away thousands of tonnes of slippage in a single night.
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With the renewed economic reform drive of 1992, Li experienced some slippage .