Major hotel brands and the industry as a whole have been slow to develop a counter-strategy of their own and as a result have “lost momentum”

主要的酒店品牌和这个行业在采取相应的对策方面反应迟缓，从而丧失了“关键的机会”。

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A dog's TelegramOn a slow day with few customers, a clerk at a telegram office looks down from her counter and sees a dog waiting in line.

一天，电报局没几个顾客，电报员悠闲地往柜台外面一看，看到一只小狗正在排队等着发电报。

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The game will burst into life as counter-attacks come into play, but players can dictate the pace via slow build up or exploiting available space to surge forward.

这个游戏会闯进来发挥作用的十指关打入生活，但是玩家可以通过缓慢的速度决定建立或开发的可用空间向前荡。

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"While there have been more occasions when there is standing room only, there are still some periods when it's slow, " said a counter staff who gave her surname as Wang.

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We think higher tax rates would slow growth and receipts, but the counter-argument is that tax rates rose in 1993 and the economy grew.

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So far Mr Putera's counter-attack has made slow progress.

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