The output of the biotech firms has been a trickle, rather than a torrent.
McKinley, into a destination that was once seen mostly by a trickle of sinewy backpackers.
The buffalo began to give milk, but then stopped producing all but a trickle.
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Only a trickle of investor dollars have been committed to actively managed stock funds.
Across the drug industry only a trickle of genomics drugs have reached human trials so far.
This brings in a trickle of revenue (goosed occasionally by a TV licensing fee).
Only a handful of Works' customers are testing the system--and sales have dried to a trickle.
Just 15 years ago, Singapore permitted only a trickle of foreign newspapers to enter the country.
Heavy siltation reduced them to a trickle in summer and often caused flooding in winter.
There has been a trickle of departures, not all of them people in hedge funds.
Certain cities are experiencing floods of foreclosures while others are seeing just a trickle.
But there is something of a trickle-down effect, according to James Boyd, a spokesman for Singapore Airlines.
Over the past year a trickle of Google alums like Lepe have left the Mountain View, Calif.
The hordes of Russian shoppers in search of consumer electronics have long since dwindled to a trickle.
What was a trickle of companies making this move a year ago has now turned into a flood.
This digital wave started with a trickle called TiVo, one of the first computer-hard-drive-based digital video recorders (DVRs).
The flow from cash into stocks and real estate has moved from a trickle to a small stream.
It wasn't until the 19th century, however, that more than a trickle of wine was produced or consumed.
It almost goes without saying that MySpace caused a trickle down affect in the Los Angeles community.
The flow of refugees, which had slowed to a trickle last week, has been on the rise since Saturday.
There is a trickle of highly controlled commerce between some of these gardens.
Over the past several years, a trickle of digital cameras reaching the market has turned into a strong current.
The growth in city spending has been slowed to a trickle, and the total tax take has been trimmed.
The flow of powers is all towards Brussels, even if it is more of a trickle than a flood.
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Some expelled Sunni and Shia families, though still just a trickle, have returned.
Consumer spending growth has been reduced to a trickle as a sluggish economy has caused people to be cautious shoppers.
Eventually the supply turns to a trickle, and while that doesn't necessarily happen by 2020 it starts getting noticeable by then.
Using a trickle or "float" charger, often called a battery maintainer, would keep the car's battery charged automatically while it sits.
Whether those shares will come out in a torrent or a trickle in a couple of weeks remains to be seen.
Soon after this waiver, the payments to Builder became only a trickle.
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