Example sentences of "slowing down [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | In large surf it is sometimes worth slowing down ad letting a large wave pass before attempting the gybe . |
2 | Following news that the SQL Access Group is slowing down work on Phases 3 of its SQL Specification ( UX No 385 ) , the group now says it is changing direction to focus on market demands , and admits it got carried away with the academics of development . |
3 | The Navy 's costings are the most brittle : cancellation of just one warship or submarine punches a yawning hole in a year 's programme , and slowing down construction increases overheads and hence costs dramatically . |
4 | However , on the 11th , Mercury , planet of sociability and communication , turns backwards , slowing down progress in these areas . |
5 | Cardboard cutout policemen have been known to reduce shoplifting in supermarkets , and cardboard patrol cars have been effective at slowing down motorway speeders . |
6 | In fact , Berger completed the slowing down lap , which indicated a pessimistic computer and justified his theory that , had Schumacher got really close in the final laps , he would have gone flat out and to hell with the consequences . |
7 | Guglielmi reckons that it is the system software that is slowing down innovation for applications and hardware . |
8 | Road humps have cut deaths by two thirds in some areas , significantly slowing down traffic . |
9 | However , logically , slowing down ozone depletion could actually speed up global warming . |
10 | The beginning of this slowing down process is frequently said to be Allied 's failure to take over Boddingtons in 1969 ( Boddingtons were part of the Whitbread ‘ umbrella ’ , and Whitbread threw its weight behind the family shareholders ) . |
11 | When you become more proficient , you may want to retrim ; at this stage correct it with the stick , or just let it crab , since this will help to reduce problems during the more difficult slowing down phase . |