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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.
(Parse)
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(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB study)
(NP (DT the) (JJ Soviet) (NN economy)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBN advocated)
(NP (JJ slow) (JJ prudent) (NN growth)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD kept)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ residual) (NN market) (NN economy))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NNP New) (NNP Economic) (NNP Plan))))
(. .)))
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.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (EX There))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB still))
(NP (NP (NN potential))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (JJ slow) (NN growth))
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(NP (NN farm) (NN tourist) (NN accommodation)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNP West) (NN Country)))
(, ,)
(PP (VBG according)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN study))
(VP (VBN commissioned)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (DT the) (NNP West) (NNP Country) (NNP Tourist) (NNP Board)))))
(. .)))
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.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (SBAR (SBAR (IN Whether)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBP fall)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NP (DT a)
(ADJP (ADJP (JJ long)) (: -)) (NN period))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ slow) (NN growth)))))
(CC or)
(SBAR (IN whether)
(S (NP (PRP$ our) (NN economy))
(VP (VBZ overcomes)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ negative) (NNS consequences))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN government) (NN bailout)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Without it our growth is very slow.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN Without)
(NP (PRP it)))
(NP (PRP$ our) (NN growth))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ slow)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The taproot develops early, which may explain the slow growth of seedling shoots.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN taproot))
(VP (VBZ develops) (ADVP (RB early)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (MD may)
(VP (VB explain)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ slow) (NN growth))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ seedling) (NNS shoots)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The growth is slow and steady.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN growth))
(VP (VBZ is)
(ADJP (JJ slow) (CC and) (JJ steady)))
(. .)))
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.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ dynamic)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN sense))))
(SBAR (IN that)
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(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN directed)
(PP (IN toward)
(NP (NN growth)))
(: --)
(SBAR (RB even) (IN if)
(S (NP (DT that) (NN growth))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (ADJP (JJ slow)) (CC and)
(ADJP (JJ steady)
(PP (RB rather) (IN than)
(ADJP (JJ spectacular)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
It will do well even in moderate light, though its growth will be slow.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (AUX do) (ADVP (RB well))
(PP (ADVP (RB even)) (IN in)
(NP (JJ moderate) (NN light)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN though)
(S (NP (PRP$ its) (NN growth))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ slow)))))
(. .)))
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.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB still))
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN found)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP woodland)))
(SBAR (IN although)
(S (NP (NP (PRP$ its) (NN growth))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT that) (NN environment))))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ slow)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN trunk))
(VP (VBG increasing)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN diameter)))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (QP (CD <) (CD 5mm)))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NP (CD 0.2))
(PP (IN in)))
(-RRB- -RRB-))
(PP (IN per)
(NP (NN annum))))
(. .)))
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.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (VBN Caught)
(PP (IN between)
(NP (NP (JJ dueling) (NNS concerns))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ slow) (NN growth)) (CC and)
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(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Fed))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN expected)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB leave)
(NP (DT a) (JJ key) (NN interest) (NN rate)) (ADVP (RB alone))
(PP (IN at)
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(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ meets) (ADVP (RB next))
(PP (PP (IN on)
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(CC and)
(PP (ADVP (RB probably)) (IN through)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN rest))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT this) (NN year))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Economic growth picked up in the late 1990s following slow growth and domestic fiscal adjustment in early years of the decade.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (JJ Economic) (NN growth))
(VP (VBD picked) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN in)
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(PP (IN in)
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(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN decade)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Amazon’s “slow” growth provoked stockholder complaints: that the company was not reaching profitability fast enough.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Amazon) (POS 's)) ('' '')
(ADJP (JJ slow) ('' '')) (NN growth))
(VP (VBD provoked)
(NP (NN stockholder) (NNS complaints)) (: :)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN company))
(VP (AUX was) (RB not)
(VP (VBG reaching)
(NP (NN profitability)) (ADVP (RB fast) (RB enough))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The 1950s saw the airline’s growth slow, but Douglas DC – 6s were welcomed to the fleet, and a flight attendant school was opened.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NNS 1950s))
(VP (VBD saw)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN airline) (POS 's)) (NN growth))
(ADJP (JJ slow)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NNP Douglas) (NNPS DC) (: -)) (ADVP (RB 6s))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN welcomed)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN fleet)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT a) (NN flight) (NN attendant) (NN school))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN opened))))
(. .)))
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.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN growth))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ slow))
(SBAR (IN until)
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(NP (NP (DT a) (NN district))
(PP (IN of)
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(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN name))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Cachoeira) (NNP da) (NNP Fumaa))))
(. .)))
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.
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (NP (JJ Current) (NN bidder)) (: :)
(NP (NN Papa) (NNP February)) (: :)
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(NP (JJ 3cm) (NNP March)))
(: :)
(NP (NP (CD 4) (NNS leafs)) (, ,)
(NP (JJ 2.5cm) (NNP May)))
(: :)
(NP (CD 4) (NNS leafs)) (, ,)
(NP (NN 2.5cm)) (. .)
(NP (JJ slow) (NN growth)) (. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The softer rings are the slow growth of winter.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (JJR softer) (NNS rings))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ slow) (NN growth))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN winter)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Their growth is slow and their lifespan long.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP$ Their) (NN growth))
(VP (AUX is) (UCP (ADJP (JJ slow)) (CC and)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNP lifespan) (JJ long))))
(. .)))
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.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT This) (NN growth))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (RB quite) (JJ slow))
(PP (IN till)
(NP (DT the) (NNS 1840s)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (PP (IN since)
(NP (RB then)))
(NP (DT the) (NNP Egyptian) (NN population))
(VP (VBD grew) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (QP (RB about) (CD 7) (CD million))))
(PP (IN by)
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(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (JJ modern) (NN census))
(VP (VBD registered)
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(NP (CD 405) (NNS people))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Egypt)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1897)))))
(. .)))
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.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN Because) (IN of)
(NP (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ slow) (NN growth)) (: -)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN factor))
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(NP (DT the) (JJ freebie) (JJ open) (NN source) (NN business) (NN model))))
(: -)))
(NP (JJ Red) (NN Hat))
(VP (VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN become)
(NP (NP (NN fodder))
(PP (IN for)
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(PRN (, ,)
(S (NP (NNP BusinessWeek))
(VP (VBZ says)))
(, ,)) (CC and)
(VP (VBZ offers)
(ADJP (JJ VMware)
(PP (IN as)
(NP (DT a) (JJ possible) (NN suitor)))
(. .)))
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