You know, I was worried about getting half a step slow doing this because my whole life is my foundation now.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

Repeating the address to the Tamilian boy from the shop, he set off with a slow, light step, like a fat man jogging.

NEWYORKER: The Elephant

The next step is to subject the meat to a long, slow cooking process.

WSJ: Get Your Goat On

The Afghan army, the first step in a possible cantonal system with strong central institutions, is making slow progress.

ECONOMIST: Now the country's fragile peace must be made to stick

On September 3rd the government said it would postpone public-works projects not deemed to be urgent, a step which should help stabilise the rupiah, but which is likely to slow the economy.

ECONOMIST: Too late for a gentle landing

But, if you step back from the monthly and quarterly figures, there IS quite a lot of evidence that the slow economic fix to the crisis is happening.

BBC: No quick fix for Euro - maybe a slow one?