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‘A growth can be slow.’

[⟨det growth.n⟩ slow.a]

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In Wikipedia:

Economist Nikolai Kondratiev was asked to study the Soviet economy, and he advocated slow prudent growth that kept the residual market economy of the New Economic Plan.
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In the British National Corpus:

There is still potential for slow growth in farm tourist accommodation in the West Country, according to a study commissioned by the West Country Tourist Board.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Whether we fall into a long – period of slow growth or whether our economy overcomes the negative consequences of the government bailout.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Without it our growth is very slow.
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In Wikipedia:

The taproot develops early, which may explain the slow growth of seedling shoots.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The growth is slow and steady.
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In Wikipedia:

It is dynamic in the sense that it is directed toward growth – even if that growth may be slow and steady rather than spectacular.
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In the British National Corpus:

It will do well even in moderate light, though its growth will be slow.
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In Wikipedia:

However, it can still be found in woodland although its growth in that environment is very slow, the trunk increasing in diameter by < 5mm (0.2 in) per annum.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Caught between dueling concerns of slow growth and inflation, the Fed is expected to leave a key interest rate alone at 2 percent when it meets next on Sept. 16 and probably through the rest of this year.
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In Wikipedia:

Economic growth picked up in the late 1990s following slow growth and domestic fiscal adjustment in early years of the decade.
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Amazon’s “slow” growth provoked stockholder complaints: that the company was not reaching profitability fast enough.
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The 1950s saw the airline’s growth slow, but Douglas DC – 6s were welcomed to the fleet, and a flight attendant school was opened.
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In Wikipedia:

The growth was slow until Coronel Francisco Seabra de Guimares worked to make it a district of the capital Gois with the name of Cachoeira da Fumaa.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Current bidder: Papa February: 4 leafs (1Yellow), 3cm March: 4 leafs, 2.5cm May: 4 leafs, 2.5cm. slow growth.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The softer rings are the slow growth of winter.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Their growth is slow and their lifespan long.
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In Wikipedia:

This growth was quite slow till the 1840s, but since then the Egyptian population grew up to about 7 million by the 1880s, and the first modern census registered 9 734 405 people in Egypt in 1897.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Because of its slow growth – a factor of the freebie open source business model – Red Hat has become fodder for Wall Street acquisition speculation, BusinessWeek says, and offers VMware as a possible suitor.
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Queried on 2013-05-24.