Word: slow
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...laparoscopic surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, who is conducting a study on transvaginal gallbladder removal, says knee-jerk discomfort with the idea may be keeping patients away. "I was hoping after doing the first few that patients would come looking for this," he says, but they have been slow to arrive. Bessler has thus far removed three patients' gallbladders, but is aiming...
...stream in. So now McCain pledges that nobody will get legal status until border-state governors certify that illegal crossings are under control. It is a weak promise. Because nearly half of illegal immigrants came here legally and then overstayed their visas, "border control" does little to actually slow the growth of the illegal population...
...could be a welcome boost for the economy, which suffered a major blow from the nationwide turmoil sparked by the election dispute. At least 1,000 people were killed in the violence, and on Wednesday, Finance Minister Amos Kimunya said the economy would almost certainly slow down in 2008 because of the crisis. At a gala event to launch the IPO, Kibaki portrayed the offering as a step in the healing process, and urged Kenyans to "take advantage of this investment opportunity and take part in the success story that we have created together...
...sweep against New Haven (9-14, 0-8 Hay) last night at the Malkin Athletic Center. “It was obviously good to win in three,” senior Jamie Crooks said. “For better or worse, we made it more exciting, considering our slow start and our slow finish.” Harvard’s final game of the season doubled as senior night, as Crooks and classmates Jordan Weitzen and Brian Rapp were honored for their years on the team—fittingly on the last day of their collegiate volleyball careers...
Hampered by a lack of money and difficulties in attaining a permit, the church has made slow attempts at rebuilding, resulting in a “quasi-structure,” according to trip co-leader Jessica C. Frisina...