slow
frames
slow.01 "(cause to) move more slowly":
slow.02 "fall, decline":
slow.03 "(cause to) move more slowly":
slow.01 sub-ARG1
- `` [ARG1 The economy] is [ARGM-ADV clearly] [rel slowing] , '' says *T*-1 Robert Black , president of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank .
- A reading below 50 % indicates that [ARG1 the manufacturing sector] is [rel slowing] while a reading above 50 % suggests that the industry is expanding .
- [ARG1 New loans] continue *-1 to [rel slow] ; they were $ 6.6 million *U* in the quarter compared with $ 361.8 million *U* a year ago .
- The government 's primary economic-forecasting gauge rose a slight 0.2 % in September , but economists said 0 the report offered little new information on [ARGM-EXT the degree] to which [ARG1 the U.S. economy] is [rel slowing] *T*-1 .
- The small increase in the index of leading indicators , which *T*-1 had climbed 0.5 % in August but *T*-1 was unchanged in July , does lend support to the view that [ARG1 the economy] has [rel slowed] [ARGM-MNR noticeably] .
- [ARG1 Nissan 's pace of new-model hits] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] , he adds 0 *T*-1 , [ARGM-TMP just as arch-rival Toyota unleashes its own batch of new cars] .
- The stocks have been pummeled *-1 repeatedly by inventory gluts and disappointing earnings as [ARG1 the industry] matures and [rel slows] .
- Leading indicators rose a slight 0.2 % in September , a further indication 0 [ARG1 the economy] is [rel slowing] [ARGM-MNR *NOT*] but without any clear sign of whether a recession looms .
- A reading below 50 % indicates that [ARG1 the manufacturing industry] is [rel slowing] while a reading above 50 % suggests that the industry is expanding .
- [ARGM-TMP After *-1 hitting two-year highs this summer] , [ARG1 net sales of stock funds] [rel slowed] [ARGM-TMP in September] , [ARGM-ADV according to the Investment Company Institute , a trade group] .
- [ARG1 Personal spending , which *T*-1 fueled the economy 's growth in the third quarter ,] was [ARGM-ADV clearly] [rel slowing] [ARGM-TMP by the end of the period] , [ARGM-ADV * raising questions about the economy 's strength as the year ends] .
- The figures came a day after the government released a report showing that consumer spending propelled U.S. economic expansion in the third quarter while [ARGM-MNR -- on an inflation-adjusted basis --] [ARG1 business investment] [rel slowed] , government spending declined , and exports were flat .
- But in recent weeks , construction-industry sources reported that [ARG1 early preparation work] was [rel slowing] [ARGM-LOC at the 185-acre site] .
- But he figures that at current levels the stock market is comfortably valued *-1 , even with [ARG1 the economy] [ARGM-ADV obviously] [rel slowing] .
- Although the economy showed no change of pace from the second quarter , many analysts expect [ARG1 it] to [rel slow] [ARGM-EXT considerably] [ARGM-TMP in the fourth quarter] [ARGM-CAU as demand for autos falls , partly because of higher prices on models introduced * last month] .
- And [ARG1 business investment] -- which *T*-1 [rel slowed] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] , [ARGM-ADV according to yesterday 's report] -- is expected *-2 to continue *-3 to be sluggish .
- Anheuser-Busch Cos. said 0 it plans *-1 to aggressively discount its major beer brands , *-2 setting the stage for a potentially bruising price war as [ARG1 the maturing industry 's growth] continues *-3 to [rel slow] .
- But the 3090 line is nearly five years old -- which *T*-1 is getting up there in mainframe years -- and [ARG1 its growth] is expected *-2 to [rel slow] [ARGM-TMP in 1990] .
- Now at least there are question marks about that , and [ARGM-DIS without any question] [ARG1 the pace of growth] has [rel slowed] .
- Economists said 0 the bond market 's strength also is a sign that investors expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates amid growing evidence that [ARG1 the economy] is [rel slowing] .
- `` Everyone is extremely convinced 0 [ARG1 the economy] is [rel slowing] , '' says *T*-1 one senior New York dealer .
- [ARGM-ADV According to Chinese customs figures] , [ARG1 import growth] has [rel slowed] [ARGM-TMP in recent months] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 dropping to 16 % in July and 7.1 % in August from the year-earlier periods , compared with an average growth rate of 26 % in the first half] .
- We believe 0 interest rates will continue *-1 to trend lower , and [ARG1 the economy] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] [ARGM-LOC around the world] . ''
- But consumer expenditure data released * Friday do n't suggest that [ARG1 the U.K. economy] is [rel slowing] [ARGM-MNR that quickly] .
- Rather than *-1 gathering momentum , [ARG1 the program] is in danger of * [rel slowing] [ARGM-MNR even more] [ARGM-TMP as the government tackles several big assets] .
- The gain reflects fresh economic evidence that inflation is moderating while [ARG1 the economy] [rel slows] .
- While [ARG1 Remic issuance] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel slow] [ARGM-TMP in the coming days] [ARGM-CAU because of the shift in the Treasury yield curve] , underwriters continued *-1 to crank out new real estate mortgage investment conduits structured * when the yield curve was more favorable *T*-2 .
- But [ARG1 the economy] `` is [rel slowing] [ARGM-PNC enough 0 *T*-1 to give the Federal Reserve leeway 0 * to reduce interest rates *T*-2] . ''
- Industrial output fell 0.1 % in September , the latest sign 0 [ARG1 manufacturing] is [rel slowing] .
- `` Trade is definitely going *-3 to be more politically sensitive over the next six or seven months as [ARG1 improvement] begins *-1 to [rel slow] , '' he said *T*-2 .
slow.01 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- For their part , [ARG0 Taiwan and South Korea] are expected *-1 to step up their own investments in the next decade *-2 to try *-3 to [rel slow] [ARG1 the Japanese juggernaut] .
- The Chicago Mercantile Exchange , a major futures marketplace , yesterday announced the addition of [ARG0 another layer] of trading halts designed * to [rel slow] [ARG1 program traders] [ARGM-TMP during a rapidly falling stock market] , and the Big Board is expected today *-70 to approve some additional restrictions on program trading .
- [ARG0 A reinstatement of the uptick rule for program traders] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel slow] [ARG1 their activity] [ARGM-MNR considerably] .
- Japan 's recent political turbulence , Mr. Lee said 0 *T*-1 , may mean 0 [ARG0 Japan] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] [ARG1 market adjustments] .
- `` [ARG0 *] To [rel slow] [ARG1 the rise in total spending] , it *ICH*-1 will be necessary * to reduce per-capita use of services , '' the NAM warns *T*-2 in a policy statement .
- In addition , it 's toying with [ARG0 an approach] that *T*-41 would impose health-expenditure ceilings or budgets on the government as a whole and on individual states as [ARGM-MNR a way] 0 * to [rel slow] [ARG1 health-care spending] *T*-1 .
- But the Oct. 17 temblor put a halt to much nonessential building , and [ARG0 heavy rains last week] [rel slowed] [ARG1 the rest] , [ARGM-ADV * freeing construction workers for earthquake repairs] .
- Some researchers say 0 [ARG0 new cancer drugs] 0 *T*-1 to [rel slow] or reverse [ARG1 tumor growth] may be based *-2 on the suppressor proteins normally produced * by the genes .
- [ARGM-TMP Even before the China crisis] , [ARG0 weak U.S. demand] was [rel slowing] [ARG1 local economic growth] .
- But Mrs. Park acknowledges that even if [ARG0 the policies] work *-1 to [rel slow] or stop [ARG1 speculation] , apartment prices are unlikely *-2 to go down .
- But [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] [ARG1 production] . ''
- But [ARG0 the costly efforts] did little *-1 to [rel slow] [ARG1 Japanese market gains] , and domestic car sales have plunged 19 % since the Big Three ended many of their programs Sept. 30 .
- But [ARGM-TMP in 1986] Congress sharply reduced the number of people who *T*-1 could qualify for its benefits and [ARG0 IRA tax-deductions] [rel slowed] [ARG1 their roaring growth] .
- At certain points during the Friday the 13th drop , [ARG0 circuit breakers] kicked in on the futures market , * [rel slowing] [ARG1 trading] [ARGM-TMP at times] .
- He cautioned , however , that [ARG0 a `` tough tax-rate comparison ''] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel slow] [ARG1 the company 's earnings growth for the current quarter] .
- The current trough is expected *-1 to be much deeper , because [ARG0 Beijing] has cut off domestic funds from factories for the first time * to [rel slow] [ARG1 inflation] .
- But analysts caution 0 [ARG0 an expected fall in metal prices next year] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel slow] [ARG1 profit growth] .
- [ARGM-PNC *-1 To offset sluggish sales growth] , [ARG0 companies] have been cutting staff , mostly through attrition , and [rel slowing] [ARG1 the growth in research and development spending] .
- [ARG0 Ideologues on the other side of the border] [ARGM-MOD can] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel slow] [ARG1 the process] .
- Lilly attributed record third-quarter and nine-month results to world-wide gains for pharmaceuticals , medical instruments and plant-science products despite [ARG0 poor exchange rates for the dollar] that *T*-1 [rel slowed] [ARG1 sales abroad] .
- It warns that [ARG0 the AIDS epidemic] `` [ARGM-MOD may] reduce the rate of growth of the work force , curb productivity gains and [rel slow] [ARG1 economic growth] . ''
slow.01 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG4-to obj-ARG1
- `` [ARG0 We] 're coming closer to * achieving the stated objective of * [rel slowing] [ARG1 the economy] to [ARG4-to a point where hopefully some downward trend in prices will occur *T*-1] , '' said Mr. Guffey .
- [ARG0 A partisan fight over * cutting capital-gains taxes] has [rel slowed] [ARG1 the progress of 1990 deficit-reduction legislation] [ARG4-to almost] to a halt , [ARGM-ADV *-1 triggering across-the-board spending cuts under the Gramm-Rudman law] .
slow.01 NP-ARG0-by obj-ARG1
- Currently , Boeing has a backlog of about $ 80 billion *U* , but [ARG1 production] has been [rel slowed] *-1 by [ARG0-by a strike of 55,000 machinists , which *T*-2 entered its 22nd day today] .
- [ARG1 Sales growth in the quarter] was [rel slowed] *-3 by [ARG0-by mounting pressure *ICH*-2 from groups of buyers , such as hospitals , * to hold down prices] .
slow.01 obj-ARG1
- At St. Louis , the water level of the Mississippi River is already 6.5 feet below normal and it could drop an additional 2.5 feet [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG1 the flow of the Missouri River] is [rel slowed] *-1 *T*-2 , an Army Corps spokesman said 0 *T*-3 .
slow.01 sub-ARG0 PP_in-ARG4-to PP_in-ARG3-from obj-ARG1
- [ARG0 An inflation gauge that *T*-1 measures the quarterly change in prices of an array of goods and services] [rel slowed] [ARG1 its growth] to [ARG4-to a 2.9 % annual rate] in the third quarter from [ARG3-from 5 %] in the second .
slow.01 S-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- [ARG0 * Upping the ante] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel slow] [ARG1 economic development] [ARGM-MNR even further] , [ARGM-TMP as countries delay market-opening steps in anticipation of richer multilateral support] .
slow.01 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG3-from
- [ARG1 Activity] continued *-1 to [rel slow] from [ARG3-from the hectic pace set * during the market 's plunge late Friday and its rebound Monday] , [ARGM-TMP as players began *-2 to set their sights on events coming later this week] .
slow.01 sub-ARG0 PRN-ARG1
- `` If working capital financing is not provided *-3 , '' he said *T*-1 , `` [ARG0 the RTC] may have *-2 to [rel slow] [ARG1 -LCB- S&L sales -RCB-] or dump acquired assets through fire sales .
slow.02 sub-ARG1
- The report offered new evidence that [ARG1 the nation 's export growth] [ARGM-ADV , though *-1 still continuing ,] [ARGM-MOD may] be [rel slowing] .
- Many people believe 0 [ARG1 the growth in dividends] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] [ARGM-TMP next year] , although a minority see double-digit gains continuing .
- Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady called the 2.5 % pace `` good , solid growth , '' although he said 0 he expects [ARG1 the expansion] to [rel slow] [ARGM-TMP in the fourth quarter] .
- Anheuser-Busch plans *-1 to aggressively discount its major beer brands , * setting the stage for a price war as [ARG1 the beer industry 's growth] [rel slows] .
- Mr. Pedroli notes that [ARG1 the GNP deflator , a measure of inflation ,] is expected *-1 to [rel slow] , which *T*-2 would give the Federal Reserve more room 0 * to ease key U.S. rates *T*-3 .
- A sudden , forced cutback by consumers , who *T*-1 normally account for about two-thirds of economic activity , would damp the economy at [ARGM-TMP a time] when [ARG1 plant-and-equipment spending] is [rel slowing] and deficit-racked governments ca n't readily take up the slack *T*-2 .
- But before [ARG1 import growth] [rel slowed] , China 's buying spree in the first half already had taken its toll on foreign-exchange reserves .
- Among other things , economists note that [ARG1 consumer spending] is [rel slowing] , corporate profit margins are being squeezed *-1 , business confidence is slipping and construction and manufacturing industries are depressed .
- One reason for these hybrids is that [ARG1 indexing 's rapid growth] is [rel slowing] , [ARGM-PNC particularly for those `` plain vanilla '' funds that *T*-1 mirror the S&P 500] .
- [ARG1 Takeover activity] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] down [ARGM-ADV as more and more banks tighten their lending requirements] , he says 0 *T*-1 .
- But [ARG1 industrywide trading activity] [rel slowed] [ARGM-TMP in September] [ARGM-ADV as institutional investors turned cautious and individuals continued *-1 to shy away from the market] .
- Stock prices rose slightly as [ARG1 trading] [rel slowed] , while bonds ended *-1 little changed despite a slumping dollar .
- Mr. Driscoll said that , despite continued weakness in the region 's real estate market , Bank of New England expects [ARG1 the rate of increase in nonperforming assets] to [rel slow] [ARGM-TMP in coming quarters] .
- But [ARG1 the specialty-material segment] [rel slowed] [ARGM-MNR somewhat] and consumer products continued below expectations .
- `` But [ARG1 the horrendous pace of call volume in the first half-hour] [rel slowed] [ARGM-MNR considerably] . ''
- [ARG1 Security Pacific 's earnings growth] [rel slowed] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] , but the Los Angeles bank holding company was still able *-1 to post a 10 % increase in net income because of robust growth in residential real-estate and consumer loans .
slow.02 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to
- Moreover , a recent government report showing widespread layoffs in manufacturing had contributed to perceptions that [ARG1 the manufacturing sector of the economy] had [rel slowed] to [ARG4-to a crawl] .
- The surge in competition is expected *-1 to stir new life into [ARGM-LOC the huge mainframe market] , where [ARG1 growth] has [rel slowed] to [ARG4-to single digits] [ARGM-TMP in recent years] *T*-2 .
- However , [ARG1 inflation for 1990] was seen *-1 [rel slowing] to [ARG4-to 4.5 %] .
- While it has predicted that [ARG1 overall growth in unit sales of personal computers] is [rel slowing] to [ARG4-to about a 10 % yearly rate] , its own products are selling at a much faster rate because many are geared *-1 to the high-performance end of the market .
- Dealers said 0 morning activity was hectic as prices dropped in response to gains in the stock market and losses in Treasury securities , but [ARG1 trading] [rel slowed] to [ARG4-to moderate levels] [ARGM-TMP in the afternoon] .
slow.02 sub-ARG1 PP_in-ARG4-to
- [ARG1 Import growth from the year-earlier months] [rel slowed] to 16 % in July and [ARG4-to 7.1 %] in August , [ARGM-ADV compared with an average growth rate of 26 % in the first half] .
- [ARG1 Import growth from the year-earlier months] [rel slowed] to [ARG4-to 16 %] in July and [ARG4-to 7.1 %] in August , [ARGM-ADV compared with an average growth rate of 26 % in the first half] .
slow.02 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to NP-ARG3-from
- Analysts say 0 they think 0 durable goods orders fell about 1 % , compared with a 3.9 % gain in August , and that [ARG1 growth in the third quarter] [rel slowed] to [ARG4-to about 2.3 %] from [ARG3-from the second quarter 's 2.5 %] .
slow.02 NP-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- [ARGM-DIS Also] [rel slowing] [ARG1 growth in the U.S.] were *T*-2 [ARG0 lackluster results for P&G 's cooking oils , which *T*-1 had a strong year-earlier first quarter] .
slow.02 sub-ARG1 PP_in-ARG4-to PP_in-ARG3-from
- The British balance-of-payments statistics show that [ARGM-TMP after the top tax rate was cut *-1 to 40 %] , [ARG1 the flow abroad of British capital] [rel slowed] , to [ARG4-to 50 billion pounds -LRB- $ 79 billion *U* at the current rate -RRB-] in 1988 from [ARG3-from 93 billion pounds] in 1986 .
slow.02 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-into
- Many bond market participants will be closely eying the action of the Federal Reserve , which *T*-1 might repeat its October 1987 injection of huge amounts of liquidity * to buoy the financial markets and keep [ARG1 the economy] from *-2 [rel slowing] into [ARG4-into a recession] .
slow.02 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG3-from
- Stocks rose slightly as [ARG1 trading activity] [rel slowed] from [ARG3-from the frenzied pace earlier this week] .
slow.02 NP-ARG1 NP-ARG3-from
- The consensus view on real GNP , the total value of the U.S. output of goods and services adjusted * for inflation , calls for [ARG1 a 2.3 % gain on an annual basis] , [rel slowing] [ARGM-EXT somewhat] from [ARG3-from the second quarter 's 2.5 %] , but still fairly strong .
slow.03 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- [ARG0 Mr. Martin] has increased prices on some wines -LRB- like Grgich Hills Chardonnay , now $ 32 *U* -RRB- [ARGM-ADV just] *-1 to [rel slow] down [ARG1 movement] , but he is beginning *-2 to see some resistance to high-priced red Burgundies and Cabernets and Chardonnays in the $ 30 to $ 40 *U* range .
- If [ARG0 *] [rel slowing] [ARG1 things] down could reduce volatility , stone tablets should become the trade ticket of the future .
- Sometimes , if the hacker seemed *-1 to be into a sensitive file , [ARG0 he] would drag his keychain across the terminal *-2 to create static or [rel slow] [ARG1 the system] down [ARGM-PNC *-3 to frustrate his quarry] .
- [ARG0 Most revisions 0 it will propose *T*-1] will be geared *-2 toward * [rel slowing] down [ARG1 program trading] [ARGM-TMP during stressful periods] , said 0 *T*-3 officials working with the exchange .
- `` I think 0 [ARGM-ADV if you -LCB- can -RCB- speed things up] , [ARG0 you] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel slow] [ARG1 them] down , '' Mr. Phelan said *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Mr. Redford] is [rel slowing] down [ARG1 a mindless , speeding maniac known * as the progress of mankind] .
- Personally , I 'm glad 0 there are [ARG0 people] like him around 0 *T*-3 to [rel slow] down [ARG1 the profit takers , and those who *T*-1 are in such a blind hurry for something that *T*-2 may appear *-4 to benefit them in the immediate future , not * caring about the long-range implications] .
- Alarmed councilors say 0 the project could jeopardize costly [ARG0 efforts] * to stop *RNR*-2 , or [rel slow] down [ARG1 *RNR*-2] , the subsidence that *T*-1 makes Venice subject to regular and destructive flooding .
- He said 0 the market 's volatility disturbs him , but that all 0 [ARG0 the exchange] can do *T*-1 is `` [rel slow] down [ARG1 the process] '' [ARGM-MNR by *-2 using its circuit breakers and shock absorbers] .
- And the generally frail condition of Arizona 's lenders means 0 there is [ARG0 little capital] available in the state * to shore up the economy and [rel slow] down [ARG1 the slide] .
- We would have thought by now , though , that there was a significant core of people involved * in government life who *T*-1 understood that [ARG0 direct taxation] is n't [ARGM-MNR the only way] 0 * to [rel slow] down [ARG1 an economy] *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Such rate increases] `` [ARGM-MOD will] increase the total cost of U.S. products and [rel slow] down [ARG1 the rate of increase of U.S. exports] , '' said 0 *T*-1 Richard Connors , a senior vice president of Yusen Air & Sea Service U.S.A. Inc. , the U.S. air-freight-forwarding subsidiary of Nippon Yusen Kaisha of Japan .
- `` [ARG0 The last few days] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-DIS surely] [rel slow] down [ARG1 the pace of events] , '' says *T*-1 Scottish Amicable 's Mr. Gilchrist .
- `` All the things that [ARG0 we] set up *T*-1 *-2 to [rel slow] down [ARG1 the process] , to let people know that the market was in an extreme position , worked extremely well . ''
- `` [ARG0 It] creates uncertainty and [ARGM-TMP usually] [rel slows] down [ARG1 sales] , '' said *T*-1 Russ Crabs , an analyst at Soundview Financial Group .
slow.03 sub-ARG1
- Declines came because of concern that [ARG1 demand for copper] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel slow] down .
- While lower joblessness is generally good news , the hefty drop last month indicates that [ARG1 the economy] is [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel slowing] down [ARGM-EXT as much as * hoped 0 *?*] -- [ARGM-ADV despite a doubling of interest rates over the last 16 months] .
- The economy 's stutter steps leave investors wondering whether [ARG1 things] are [rel slowing] down or speeding up .
- An additional 56 % of this year 's respondents expect [ARG1 the economy] to [rel slow] down [ARGM-TMP during the next 12 months] .
- [ARGM-TMP At that point] [ARG1 domestic sales] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] down , '' says *T*-1 Kim Yoon Kwon , director of marketing for Daewoo Motor .
- The plunge in stock prices `` is happening at [ARGM-TMP a time] when [ARG1 the economy] has [ARGM-TMP already] [rel slowed] down *T*-1 , '' says 0 *T*-2 economist Lawrence Chimerine of WEFA Group , a Bala Cynwyd , Pa. , forecasting company .
slow.03 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG4-into obj-ARG1
- [ARG0 Mr. Redford] , * like it or not , is like a braking system on a runaway truck , [ARGM-DIS kind of] *-1 [rel slowing] [ARG1 it] down into [ARG4-into control] .