Prepositions after "slow"

"slow to" or "slow in"?

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In 41% of cases slow to is used

Manufacturing slowed to a Crawl.

Growth in construction slowed to 3.

I slowed to a barely-there-jog, but I kept going.

Film production slowed to a crawl and the infrastructure of the industry deteriorated.

On one of Percy's many runs between Kyle and I, he slowed to a stop about half way between us.

A few years ago a slew of complaints started flying in that the service had slowed to a crawl.

With the development of synthetic dyes, the industry declined and Black River's life in the fast lane slowed to a crawl.

But in many cases it seems that the awesome content has slowed to a trickle and there's been some kind of bait-and-switch.

An expanding usiverse would slow to a point of terminal spin, similar to a figure skater streching their arms out during a pirouhette.

I guess one could argue the opposite, that once cars slow to a halt, it isn't practicable to be on the right and therefore you have to merge.

In 27% of cases slow in is used

Growth has slowed in the euro zone as a result of the debt crisis.

Foreclosures have slowed in most of the country after having decimated hundreds of U.

While he did rush for 1,340 yards and 11 TD in 2011, the production really slowed in the second half.

The growth rate slowed in the first two quarters, and the third quarter has not seen the growth rebound.

To be fair, I was using Internet Explorer; most people aren't going to use a browser that slow in the real world.

Two surveys showed that manufacturing slowed in May in China, which is a huge importer of oil and other commodities.

I've attempted to explain to myself why I slow in a crowd to stare, open-mouthed, at his overwhelming level of intricacy.

After traveling 354 million miles, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity had to slow in just minutes from about 12,000 mph.

Europe may be sliding back into its second recession since 2009 and growth is also slowing in the United States and China.

In 7% of cases slow for is used

In B, It slows for resale does not make sense.

I sensed a hesitation in his demeanour, his pace slowing for a second.

He proceeded to carry on through the 30mph limit we entered at the same speed - he was pulling away from me as a I slowed for the new limit.

In 4% of cases slow by is used

Downloaded IE8 vice IE7, computer slowed by 20% estimated.

Instead the incoming spacecraft will be slowed by a parachute before rockets fire to bring it to a hover about 20 metres above the surface.

In 4% of cases slow from is used

If foreign aid stopped, GDP growth would probably slow from 6% to 4% -- an unwelcome development, but hardly catastrophic.

In 2% of cases slow as is used

Source: Google Prior to 2008, growth rates were already slowing as the company grew and matured.

He felt a tug at his waist and the speed of his descent started to slow as the autobelay kicked in.

In 2% of cases slow relative is used

The rate of growth in recent years has slowed relative to the late 1990s and early 2000s, but is still expected to grow faster than national income over the foreseeable future.

In 1% of cases slow of is used

Overall, further slowing of rates of growth seems likely.

In 1% of cases slow through is used

If the rate is slowed through yogic practices and self control to an average of only 5 respirations per minute the life span will be 360 years.

In 1% of cases slow since is used

Growth in final domestic demand has been slowing since the first quarter of 2011.

In 1% of cases slow over is used

Even on the revenue front, while MSFT has sold more every year, growth has been slowing over that entire period - albeit that it's accelerating slightly this year.

In 1% of cases slow into is used

But as the traffic thickens and slows into the snarl of a busy city, I'd thinking back to those back roads, where the Cadillac danced sweetly.

In 1% of cases slow because is used

If elimination of these metabolites is slowed because of impaired renal function, visible skin changes occur.

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