Example sentences of "[been] slow [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been few attempts to portray mental handicap in the theatre , and despite its progressive nature , the theatre has been slow to respond to the challenge on offer . |
| 2 | It has not been slow to go to the press . |
| 3 | Nevertheless he has not been slow to seize on the results of such paperwork and the publication of tables , which have shown Edinburgh 's research ranks in the top four British universities . |
| 4 | British librarians seem to have been slow to react to the increase in the numbers of problem customers . |
| 5 | Ernst and Young has cut its annual graduate recruitment by 110 to 540 over the last two years but generally the big firms , some with workforces of over 7,000 , have been slow to react to the downturn . |
| 6 | ‘ Against us , Wales played him to the hilt , but then again the Scots themselves have never been slow to play to the referee , ’ states Best who is in Scotland for coaching sessions with five schools ( Madras , Morrison 's , Watson 's , Berwickshire High and Glasgow High ) and Edinburgh University last night , all arranged by his firm , Rugby Travel . |
| 7 | Observers compared the plan to Poland 's " shock therapy " reforms and noted that the Russian government had been slow to build on the progress made by democratic forces in the failed coup . |