Example sentences of "slow down by the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such a universe , in which the expansion was accelerated by a cosmological constant rather than slowed down by the gravitational attraction of matter , there would be enough time for light to travel from one region to another in the early universe . |
| 2 | Regions in which the density was slightly higher than average would have had their expansion slowed down by the gravitational attraction of the extra mass . |
| 3 | The process is slowed down by the young females ' strong attachments to their mothers some of whom may occasionally defect and move off with the young males too . |
| 4 | After the break , though , the Welsh moved up a gear with the French slowing down by the equivalent amount . |
| 5 | At mid-morning the traffic was heavy , slowed down by the showery outbreak . |