Word: slow
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...main city in Pakistan's side of Kashmir, unemployed jihadis are scraping through by driving cabs and tending shops. Their commanders had to sell off fleets of four wheel-drive vehicles, gifts from the Pakistani intelligence agencies. But Saad hasn't lost hope. "This American pressure on Pakistan will slow us, but it won't stop us," he vows. It mustn't, Saad adds. "If the militancy ends, what will bring India to the negotiating table? Nothing...
...Still, Musharraf is halfway there. After Sept. 11, he earned kudos from Washington for helping catch more than 450 al-Qaeda suspects and trying to slow the flow of holy warriors into Indian-held Kashmir. Although the number of militants crossing into Kashmir dipped slightly, India now claims that Pakistani intelligence once again has opened the tap, sending perhaps hundreds of fighters across every month and furnishing them with guns, rocket-propelled grenades, radios and daily intelligence on where Indian troops are patrolling. For the Bush Administration, this presents a credibility gap. On a visit to Washington last week, General...
Fish believed the Ivy League’s newly instituted seven-week rule, which prevented the team from practicing together during much of the winter, was a factor in the slow start...
...Princeton was just too far ahead,” Binkley said. “It’s hard to catch up four seconds over 500 meters. You almost have to count on a boat to slow down...
...attention then shifted to Lingman’s match at No. 1, as he began to slow down his opponent with powerful forehand winners and well-placed volleys. His opponent, No. 60 Pedro Nieto, had won 18 straight matches, including a straight-set victory over the No. 22 player in the nation...