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- adjective
comparative form ofslow : moreslow - noun That which slows.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb more slowly
Etymologies
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Examples
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But they have also embraced what they call a slower, more deliberate and more realistic approach to the project, acknowledging it will take years to determine what kind of facilities Muslim and non-Muslim visitors want and need, to raise money, and to build public support.
NYT > Home Page By ANNE BARNARD 2011
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Today's event flyer said 'we encourage you to take pictures, etc', but if went to lawyer, got a series of waivers, processes, announcements, etc - would make less progress in slower time to smaller effect.
Archive 2009-02-01 Mia 2009
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In streams they are deeper in slower water and way more sluggish.
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In streams they are deeper in slower water and way more sluggish.
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Stations were tighten together, resulting in slower speeds, though with a advantage of reaching some-more walking patrons.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Today's event flyer said 'we encourage you to take pictures, etc', but if went to lawyer, got a series of waivers, processes, announcements, etc - would make less progress in slower time to smaller effect.
Clay Shirky on 'mass internet collaboration' at London's ICA Mia 2009
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So dad started reeling in slower and told me to watch his bait.
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Meanwhile, even the Bush administration Treasury Department has conceded that large, unfunded, permanent tax cuts of the sort DeMint is proposing result in slower long-run growth.
Matthew Yglesias » The DeMint “Plan” — Fewer Jobs, Slower Growth, More Money for Rich People 2009
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So dad started reeling in slower and told me to watch his bait.
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Stations were tighten together, resulting in slower speeds, though with a advantage of reaching some-more walking patrons.
Was the lack of express tracks a lack of foresight? - Greater ... admin 2009
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