But soon,credit markets around the world slowed to a halt on fears about the health of banks.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

The Haymarket Square violence slowed the growth of organized labor in the United States for many years.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

In the summer months, the terrible desert heat slowed the work but did not stop it.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

But Doctor Misra is hopeful that the spread of obesity can be slowed.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

The side effects include pain in the head, problems speaking and slowed movement.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

The firing slowed the spacecraft and sent it down toward the landing place.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

He hardly slowed down for stop signs in the towns along the way.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

Blocked roads and limited communications have only further slowed aid efforts.

VOA: special.2010.01.16

That caused lower temperatures, which slowed loss of ice.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

But he may be slowed by an ankle injury.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

That reduced their spreading action and slowed their speed.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

The spacecraft slowed and began to re-enter the atmosphere.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

He re-entered the atmosphere and slowed the Mercury spacecraft.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

H.I.V.has slowed the progress in reducing maternal deaths.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

But she notes that the losses have slowed.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

The ship slowed, then turned back to sea.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

And this,Cleveland believed, slowed the American economy.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

The southern attack slowed down, then stopped.

VOA: special.2009.09.24

Comcast said big files slowed its network.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

Job cuts have slowed in some industries.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

There was a time when many clowns were washed-up rodeo competitors, slowed by age, injury or overuse of alcohol.

VOA: standard.2010.01.25

The number of arrivals has slowed as the government has shifted its focus to accommodating those displaced by instability elsewhere,such as Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

She says the onset of maternal complications is unpredictable, and the response is often slowed by what health experts call "the three delays".

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

But distribution is being slowed by congestion at the Port-au-Prince airport, rubble-filled streets and security problems.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16