Yet elsewhere in the region, although recovery may come slowly, it is, after an excruciatingly painful year, at least visible in the distance.
He said "there was no thaw in sight" and that although roads "were slowly being opened up" people were still in a "terrible situation".
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Although the economy continues to slowly recover, many small businesses are still struggling to survive.
Although older people reason more slowly, they have more experience and, by and large, better personal skills.
The Commission's decision to block the Honeywell deal is subject to appeal, although that is moving only slowly to court.
The result is that, although output per worker rises only slowly or not at all, wages go up as fast as they do in the rest of the economy.
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The tunnels are slowly being reopened, although the Holland Tunnel remains flooded and will until the power to the portions of the island below 40th Street that remain without power.
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Meanwhile, there are signs that demand, although not falling, is growing more slowly in the face of high prices.
Although the total supply of gold grows very slowly, central banks can create new money with just the click of a mouse.
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Although the global temperature seems to be rising very slowly, the implications could be acute in some regions of the world.
The country's attachment to this means of payment is a long one and, although it is fading, it is doing so slowly.
In 2008 and 2009 the loan books of emerging-market banks outside China grew relatively slowly, at about 10%, although in China they expanded by about 30%, and the pace elsewhere will pick up this year.
Although Medicaid's costs per participant have risen more slowly than private health-insurance premiums (6.9% a year between 2000 and 2003, compared with 12.6% in employer-sponsored plans), the number of new participants has accelerated spending.
Alex Dodds is now recovering, although one of the side effects is short-term memory loss which is slowly improving.
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Google Android has slowly gained presence there while Nokia is still a potent player in emerging markets although it has lost some of its wind in recent years.
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Although Amazon is still behind Netflix in terms of content, it is evident that the company is slowly trying to close that gap.
Although many companies have readily embraced social media for marketing, the customer service piece is coming much more slowly.
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