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  • n  a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers

  • All week Clinton wrestled with the conflicting advice offered by his foreign-policy makers, themselves divided between the go-slow counsel of Christopher and Joint Chiefs Chairman .
  • Handed the Prime Minister's job by Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi in 2004, Singh has proved himself fairly adroit at balancing the need for further reform with the go-slow .
  • He criticized Carter's go-slow approach to providing universal health care.
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  • Bill Lockyer in Business Report
    ExxonMobil's go-slow approach in addressing greenhouse gas reductions and renewable energy sources places long-term shareholder value at risk,said California state treasurer Bill Lockyer, who serves on the board at Calpers and CalSTRS.
  • Gordon Brown in guardian.co.uk
    Brown wrote: "There can be no backtracking on reform, no go-slow, no reversals and no easy compromises."

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