Word: slow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although the bill as it stands has majoritySenate support, in the past a few powerfulsenators have used legislative maneuvering andcommittees to slow its passage...
Opponents might also attempt to weigh down thelegislation with amendments to slow its passageor, in the event of considerable change, force thebill into a conference committee between House andSenate. Any resulting compromise would stillrequire passage by both houses in a finalenactment vote...
...outside world will continue despite its political crackdown, the capital appears torn between leveling the playing field and letting the laws of supply and demand run their course. Not that there is much evidence yet that a province like Guangdong would salute if Beijing insisted that it slow its rush to prosperity. As a Guangdong official says, "When the belly is fat, the emperor is far away." Which is not to say that Guangdong doesn't understand feigned compliance. A visiting Beijing big shot might not be accorded the kind of reception Rob Lowe would get in the girls' locker...
...antiviral drug with such other formulas as interferon (an immune- system booster) or probenecid (an antigout drug) lowers the dose of AZT necessary for effective treatment. In addition, people who are infected with the AIDS virus but show no symptoms need only about half the full-strength dose to slow the course of the disease...
Many of the delays in the arrival of textbooks are the fault of publishers who are slow in reprinting out-of-stock books, says Gingerich, who teaches Science A-17, "The Astronomical Perspective...