Current connections are a snail-like 9, 600 bytes per second compared with the standard 28, 800 bps.

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Despite a snail-like start he had struck 115 off a total of 136 balls playing genuine cricket shots throughout.

BBC: Solanki finds new maturity

Raikkonen's crash not long after his brush with Hamilton and Massa's snail-like pace on the final lap of the race are proof of that.

BBC: The right ruling on Hamilton?

Indeed, one of "Turanor's" comparative limitations is its snail-like pace.

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Because tax reform is the centrepiece of Mr Kohl's snail-like programme to increase growth and jobs, Mr Lafontaine, a traditional left-winger, has made it the battleground for a personal contest with the chancellor.

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But the progress has been snail-like at best.

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That's when Inspector Gadget goes into action, traveling back and forth across the triple-braided tether at a snail-like .006 mph, all the while using its built-in camera to search for damage caused by radiation, micrometeoroids, and other nasty space stuff.

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