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‘A start can be slow.’

[⟨det start.n⟩ slow.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In the tradition of Bonneville racers, the start is slow and assisted by a pusher truck.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Hurricane Gustav has put the first day of the Republican National Convention off to a slow start.
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In Wikipedia:

Despite a slow start to the 1995–96 campaign, United pegged back title challengers Newcastle, who had built a commanding twelve – point championship lead by Christmas, to secure another Premier League title.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Sometimes, starts can be slow – going, but your hardwork and dedication can payoff in the longrun with just a little patience and perseverance.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

My mighty Esks got off to a slow start, slow enough to make me muse darkly about whether a coaching change would be needed to shake things up.
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In Wikipedia:

Despite a slow start to the season after an even.500 ratio, the Senators turned around their game with a 10game unbeaten streak.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

This time we got started off by a Boston Globe article where, among many other things crazy and potentially inflammatory, Sheffield said this: I don’t prefer platooning here, but I understand because I got off to a slow start, that’s part of it, but I feel I’m playing better now.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Slow start.
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In Wikipedia:

However, ssthresh is updated at the end of each slow start, and will often affect subsequent slow starts triggered by timeouts.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In the tradition of Bonneville racers, the start is slow and assisted by a pusher truck.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The political Quote of the Day comes from CNN senior political analyst David Gergen, a Republican who has served as advisor to Presidents from both parties: The Democrats should be enormously grateful to Michelle Obama: after a very slow start to the convention, punctuated by a moving tribute to Teddy Kennedy and his own rousing speech, the first evening was in danger of becoming an entirely lost opportunity.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In the tradition of Bonneville racers, the start is slow and assisted by a pusher truck.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Her start this weekend was painfully slow but that was the kind of weekend it was.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Cape Henlopen Vikings are coming off a 5–5 campaign in 2007, after a slow start and a strong finish.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

We got a slow start in the first half of the year, working on some other things, but the songs are coming quickly now.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In the tradition of Bonneville racers, the start is slow and assisted by a pusher truck.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In the tradition of Bonneville racers, the start is slow and assisted by a pusher truck.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Sheffield United IAIN DOWIE – QPR OFFICIAL SITE QPR Official Site – Ian Dowie’s Comments – A MAD 12 MINUTES Iain Dowie bemoaned his side’s slow start at Bramall Lane this afternoon, which saw Sheffield United beat the R’s 3 – 0.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

A slow start this holiday morning.
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Queried on 2013-05-23.