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Lucent botched a shift in demand to cutting-edge gear for fiber optics, failing to recognize telecom companies' hunger for bandwidth and then reacting too slowly to stop them from defecting to archrival Nortel Networks.
FORBES: Wired and Restless
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If China's international reserves rise more slowly or even stop, there will be fewer dollars to recycle.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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And at a time when the influence of Islam is growing in all Central Asian countries, other Soviet or pre-Islamic Zoroastrian traditions are slowly disappearing as some people stop celebrating events considered incompatible with Muslim beliefs.
BBC: Father Christmas off air in Uzbekistan
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After the collision, the driver did not immediately stop, but rather slowly drove past her, looking out the window as if to scope out the scale of the damage before deciding whether to drive away.
FORBES: Yes, The NYPD Is Negligent In Its Handling of Pedestrian Collisions: A Personal Story
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The procession passed slowly by the White House, but did not stop.
NPR: President Ford Eulogized in National Cathedral
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Using the lows as a stop, I could see this stock slowly working its way to the upper lateral trend line and eventually breaking out.
FORBES: Trading the President's Speech
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Treatments such as diuretics (which speed up the elimination of water and salt), beta-blockers (which cause the heart to beat more slowly and less forcefully) and ACE inhibitors (which stop the production of water-attracting chemicals) have long been available.
CNN: Benefits by the Bunch
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These medications can be lifesavers, but if you take them for more than three or four weeks your body will become dependent upon them, and should you want to stop, you will have to reduce them slowly under the supervision of a doctor.
CNN: How long will my postpartum depression last?
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During the police stop, the car Masters was driving began to roll slowly away from the officers.
FORBES: Fairfax County Police Officer Fired for Shooting Death of Unarmed Motorist
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Slowly, though, computerised anti-fraud systems are being introduced to stop those with dubious certificates from landing government jobs.
ECONOMIST: Fake degrees
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To stop consumers from revolting, he was prepared to phase in those curbs slowly.
ECONOMIST: Lexington