Examples of 'marginally higher' in a sentence

Meaning of "marginally higher"

marginally higher: [Phrase] - Refers to something that is slightly elevated or increased. [Context] - This phrase is often used when comparing two values or quantities to indicate that one is minimally higher than the other but not significantly so.

How to use "marginally higher" in a sentence

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marginally higher
The cost was only marginally higher.
The rates were marginally higher in the coastal area than in the interior.
Trading profit is marginally higher.
Boys account for a marginally higher proportion of children enrolled in preschool than girls.
This policy option will have only a marginally higher budget.
It was marginally higher.
Transfers to other levels of government and direct program spending were marginally higher.
The cost is marginally higher.
Under general operating expenses, the requirements are marginally higher.
General operating expenses are marginally higher due to additionally created posts.
O Corporate income tax revenues were marginally higher.
This policy option would require only a marginally higher budget compared to the present Fiscalis programme.
In dollar terms, the amount guaranteed was only marginally higher.
However, marginally higher mortgage carrying costs will ease demand for existing homes in many centres.
The prioritization of the variables yielded marginally higher rates of completion.

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Brokers were quoting marginally higher prices for Argentina 's badly mauled sovereign debt in Europe.
Exports are forecast to rise sharply, while domestic use is expected to be marginally higher.
Children who consumed mangos, had a 2g marginally higher intake of dietary fiber.
Exports are forecast to increase by 11 %, while domestic use is marginally higher.
At the same time, public investment expenditure was marginally higher than overall general government deficits.
In July it was set at around 109 billion euros, but could now be marginally higher.
Estimated maximum SO2 concentrations were marginally higher than estimated background concentrations.
In general, Union industry prices were quite similar or marginally higher.
Tunngavik Inc. reports marginally higher percentages.
Even in Japan, where overall fiscal spending is down, infrastructure spending is marginally higher ( Display 5 ).
This score is even marginally higher than the 78 % achieved a year ago.
Indeed, Dutch interest rates are still marginally higher.
However, the average proportion is marginally higher for the South-East European non-EU region.
The underlying rate, excluding food and energy products, is marginally higher at about 3 %.
Subsistence received marginally higher review scores than the original Snake Eater, averaging 94 % on Metacritic.
However, the % elongation at break appears to be marginally higher in the dumbell test.
Sometimes, the end rate is just marginally higher than the original start-rate.
For Ireland and Greece, the proportion was under 1 % and in Belgium only marginally higher Graph 99.
Actually, the configurational temperatures are only marginally higher than the real measurable one.
In effect, the configurational temperatures will only be marginally higher than the real measurable temperature.
Silver, White metal trading marginally higher this morning →.
In Ontario, the figure is only marginally higher at 2.1 per cent.
Non-controlling interests Non-controlling interests were marginally higher in 2009 due to higher net income from FirstCaribbean.

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