Example sentences of "slow the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notice how , with this change in weight distribution , the nose is closer to the water , and the rails next to the mast foot are engaging the water , which slows the turn |
| 2 | It will be interesting to see whether the Insider philosophy slows the publication of books on future software releases . |
| 3 | This simply slows the flow of traffic and causes unnecessary and frustrating delays . |
| 4 | A closed door stops draughts spreading the flames , and dramatically slows the progress of a fire . |
| 5 | When the ark arrives , however , he slows the pace right down . |
| 6 | To increase the suspense the storyteller again slows the pace . |
| 7 | Although Wilson 's point is a good one , there is a considerable momentum building up within the digital multimedia industry and even if reluctance to reinvest in new kit slows the pace of change , it is unlikely to deflect the overwhelming trend . |
| 8 | Nothing slows the work of |
| 9 | Apart from increasing the risk of contaminating the work bench , this also slows the work down , leading to longer exposure to the radiation . |
| 10 | Slows the work down , makes it dangerous . ’ |
| 11 | Sowing a mixture of resistant varieties of barley in a field reduces losses and slows the spread of fungal pests . |
| 12 | In this way the rudder is a very powerful influence on the spin recovery because it helps the pitching movement and also slows the rotation . |
| 13 | A series that becomes looser slows the movement . |
| 14 | The presence of a lake slows the inflow of water , causing rock debris and finely-ground rock flour from the base of the melting ice-sheet to be deposited as sediment on the lake-bed . |
| 15 | It slows the game down so much when you have people killing the ball , but it 's not the fault of the players , it 's the referees who allow it ’ . |
| 16 | The drama itself also benefits from this approach : writing in role slows the drama down in a very productive fashion , encouraging children to look at a particular situation in much greater depth than they would otherwise . |
| 17 | The argument might be put forward , therefore , that the treatment slows the body clock enough for it now to be adjusted to a 24-hour day by normal time-cues . |
| 18 | Other Windows word processors show the text re-aligning in real time , which slows the process down a little . |
| 19 | ‘ The US was able to pump up exports , dispelling the notion that poor economies of its major trading partners would slow the trend . ’ |
| 20 | " We will not slow the birth rate until we finally address poverty . |
| 21 | In parliament there would be a carefully organized campaign of resistance that would at least slow the government down and raise Unionist morale . |
| 22 | It was anticipated that the rains which were expected in May would slow the government 's military campaign , as they had done in previous years . |
| 23 | This may sound a bit obvious , but some machines come with a turbo button which can slow the PC right down . |
| 24 | ‘ They turned out the lights , which would slow the snake down , so they could pick it up without it biting , and they shut the sliding doors behind them . ’ |
| 25 | The wrong , or ‘ fattening ’ way , to drink with meals is to use the drink to swill food down the throat before it has been swallowed , because then it will speed rather than slow the ingestion of food . |
| 26 | To the extent that we continue to celebrate the traditional myth of the entrepreneurial hero , we will slow the progress of change and adaptation that is essential to our economic success . |
| 27 | It used to be the case that games written for an 8086 processor were unplayable on a 286 machine , so developers included special code in their programs which would slow the game down to make sure that , as far as possible , the game played at the same speed on every class of machine . |
| 28 | The antihistamine would have little value , but it might slow the reaction marginally until her medical kit or the allergy kit arrived . |
| 29 | Once poison has temporarily reduced rat populations to almost zero , predation by barn owls can slow the recovery . |
| 30 | Current drugs can slow the disease but eventually lose their effectiveness . |