• But according to a report by DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), the G8 have since "shuffled at half-pace on aid, and fell backwards on trade".

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  • Sainz came closest this year but was nearly two-and-a-half minutes off the pace.

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  • Flashback is coming off a second-place finish in the San Felipe Stakes on March 9, when he was the even-money favorite, but got caught in a pace duel and lost by a half-length to Hear the Ghost, who drew the No. 2 post and was listed at 5-2.

    WSJ: Flashback early 9-5 favorite for Santa Anita Derby

  • After Brazil's star striker had played a first half at walking pace in the semi-final, Zagallo was adamant that he should be taken off at the interval.

    BBC: History beckons Ronaldo

  • Unless Greenspan begins hiking interest rates in half-point increments-his last seven hikes have been quarter points (a "measured pace" in Greenspanese)-average house prices won't collapse.

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  • Unless Greenspan begins hiking interest rates in half-point increments--his last seven hikes have been quarter points (a "measured pace" in Greenspanese)--average house prices won't collapse.

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  • Maharoof recorded his maiden Test half-century, and smashed the part-time spin of Ashraful for six, before playing on to pace bowler Shahadat Hossain.

    BBC: SPORT | Cricket | Sri Lanka recover to match Tigers

  • The second half started at a whirlwind pace, with Scottish full-backs Alan Hutton and Steven Whittaker, an early replacement for the injured Callum Davidson, involved in early attacking surges.

    BBC: Scotland 2-0 Macedonia

  • Sure enough he was regularly over half a second off Vettel's pace, and that -- in F1 terms -- is an age.

    CNN: F1's joker in the pack: How Webber reinvented himself

  • Falkirk's Lee Bullen failed to connect with a half-chance on the edge of the penalty area as the pace of the game slowed to a crawl.

    BBC: St Mirren's Billy Mehmet (left) gives chase to Pele

  • Hull KR's best moment came when Jake Webster intercepted Sean Long's pass, but Pryce used his pace to haul the winger down on the half-way line, much to the delight of the Knowsley Road faithful.

    BBC: St Helens 52-10 Hull KR

  • The pace of the match slowed noticably during the last half-hour and Roma began to lose some of their shape.

    BBC: Leeds ride luck in Rome

  • Input cost inflation fell to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years, while output price increases moderated to their slowest pace since Q3 2010, bringing a much needed break from relentless inflation. (Read Mantega: Inflation Under Control In Brazil).

    FORBES: Emerging Market Growth Fell To Lowest Level In Two Years In Q2

  • Sunderland took their time to adjust to the pace of the game, but as the first-half went on they gradually came into the game.

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  • But he was struck by Broad's throw during his innings - an incident which led to the pace bowler being fined half of his match fee by International Cricket Council referee Ranjan Madugalle.

    BBC: Injured Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain to return home

  • Portugal rested some of their star names to give others a second half run-out, but the home side continued to dominate, albeit at a leisurely pace.

    BBC: Scots sink in Portugal

  • Mark Jones' try gave the Welsh side hope as they trailed 9-8 at half-time but they were blown away after the break as the French picked up the pace.

    BBC: Stade Francais 37-15 Scarlets

  • But the Wildcats also go in on the action, Prescott supporting a half-break by Gary Price at a scrum deep inside his own half to show his pace from 70 metres.

    BBC: Tigers tame Wildcats

  • Investors put out the welcome mat for homebuilders in the first half of the year, pushing up their share prices despite the worst pace of new-home sales since the Great Depression on expectations of a long-awaited rebound after the 2008 and 2009 slump.

    FORBES: 6 Rallying Homebuilder Stocks

  • As a result of a variety of investments made under the Recovery Act, including state and local energy grants, we're on pace to upgrade the homes of half a million Americans by this time next year -- half a million Americans: boosting the economy, saving money and energy, creating clean energy jobs that can't be outsourced.

    WHITEHOUSE: Retrofitting for Energy Efficiency and New Jobs

  • Duncan Hodge's drop goal on the stroke of half-time proved crucial for the Reivers and the Welsh were unable to match their opponents forward power and pace in the second half.

    BBC: Reivers come storming back

  • Zabaleta, despite the heavy strapping to his head, was proving to be City's best player as the half-time whistle approached, that plaudit definitely not falling to club captain Tevez, who was off the pace.

    BBC: Manchester City 1-2 Everton

  • The report said the blanket of heat-trapping gases has already raised ground temperatures by one-half degree Celsius (1.1 F) in the last 100 years, and scientists say the pace could quicken dramatically over the next 100 unless pollution is limited.

    CNN: U.N. bids to rescue climate deal

  • Shopping centers, which play host to day-to-day necessities--drugstores, hair salons, laundries--are down 0.5%. (The big malls, owned by powerful players like real estate investment trusts, are finding meager advances in same-store sales at their department stores and boutiques.) Warehouses, their growth pace off only half a point to 4%, are still much in demand.

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