Word: slow
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...moment, a President viewed abroad as a go-it-alone cowboy is looking more like a born-again multilateralist. The potentially important deal that Iran signed with European leaders last week to slow its nuclear program could push Bush to accept a level of engagement with Tehran that his hard-line advisers have resisted. And his offer of a written, multinational security guarantee for North Korea if it gives up its nuclear ambitions could commit the U.S. to protracted negotiations there as well. A President famed for his harsh, admonitory tone struck a conciliatory note aboard Air Force One last...
...many riders like Mike and Margo, that could be a long, long time. Of course, let's hope that the food and wine don't slow them down too much...
...nearby village of Mallavi while Mankulam was repeatedly ravaged by the civil war. In May, Singham finally came home. He and his 20-year-old son, Ramanan, rolled up the shutters of the shop, swept away the debris, repainted the walls and stocked up on goods. Business is still slow, and the farmers who come for batteries, kerosene and groceries can often buy only on credit. But these are minor irritations. Singham looks around the store in wonder at the blue bottles of kerosene stacked over the red bottles of oil, the sacks of rice, and the colorful satchels...
...died at the age of 120 in 1986, was also from Tokunoshima. With Hongo's death, the distinction goes to Mitoyo Kawate, a 114-year-old woman in Hiroshima. Hongo had seven children, 27 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. She practiced teodori, a type of slow dance, and drank green tea and an occasional cup of shochu liquor. Following a hip operation at the age of 110, she became known for sleeping for two days straight-after which she would stay awake for two days...
...would have to say yes, but slowly, as all good recoveries take time. To ask regularly about a slow-moving economy, be it moving up or down, is inches from a rhetorical question. It can move up for some, down for others, and debates can become pointless. David Stiefel Grand Ledge, Mich...