The consensus among professional forecasters is that America's GDP will grow by 2% in 2012, below its underlying speed limit, and far too slow to bring the jobless rate down.

ECONOMIST: The world economy

Initially, at least, this "man-made" biodiversity will be far too small and slow to compensate for man-made extinctions, but it's worth noting the possibility.

WSJ: Matt Ridley on the Possible Formation of a Species | Mind & Matter

It's too fusty, too slow, too intimidating to newcomers and far too self-serious.

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Mali also revealed that decision-making remains far too slow for rapid diplomatic and military responses to crises.

WSJ: Syria Debate Illustrates EU's Foreign-Policy Weakness

That was not because he was slow - he wasn't - but because he was too far back and had too much ground to make up.

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