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s loh er

  • a  not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
  • a  at a slow tempo
  • s  slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
  • a  (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
  • s  so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  • s  (of business) not active or brisk
  • r  more slowly

  • Points on slower surfaces often have the rambling structure of a poorly written novel; points on a grass court develop like a tightly drawn short story, tense and satisfying.
  • Changing The Formula Aiming to make the sport safer, Formula One's new rules will make Grand Prix cars slower--but less predictable.
  • What's harder to pin down are the slower but more decisive motions that make the great arcs of history.
News & Articles

  • Hotels shift to slower season in May
    South Florida hotels shifted into slower gear in May, with the lowest occupancy so far of 2013.
    June 21, 2013 - Miami Herald
  • Asia Leads Outflows In Emerging Market Funds
    China's surprisingly slower economic data heading into the second half, and Asia overall are leading the pull out of emerging markets. Fund managers have dumped $1.25 billion worth of emerging Asia equities in the week ending June 19, nearly half of the $3.44 billion in total emerging market fund outflows in the period, according to EPFR Global data released Thursday.
    June 21, 2013 - Forbes
  • BMO Harris Private Banking June Market Commentary: Growth Levels in China Continue to Affect Canadian Commodities
    China's slower-than-expected economic growth could continue to affect commodity prices in Canada - a trend that will likely cause a softening of the Canadian dollar, according to BMO Harris Private Banking's ...
    June 21, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance
Quotes

  • Kathleen Sebelius in International Herald Tribune
    I don't think there is any question if you are missing trucks, Humvees and helicopters that the response is going to be slower,Sebelius said. "The real victims here will be the residents of Greensburg, because the recovery will be at a...
  • Robert Gates in New York Times
    I do not believe we are bogged down,he said. "I believe we are making some progress. It is slower and harder than we anticipated."
  • Micah Richards in ESPN
    People are saying stuff about me looking slower or heavier or whatever but to be honest that's rubbish,Richards told City Magazine. "If anything I have lost weight and have less body fat than I did last year. We are constantly monitored in...

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