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Examples
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Riders set off at a snail's pace in the heat and wind.
Armstrong pedals into third at Tour; Cavendish takes stage 2009
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As the nation's economic recovery creeps along at a snail's pace, a significant amount of Americans continue to rely on online coupons for purchases ranging from groceries and clothes to big-ticket items like major appliances and vacations.
Kelly E. Carter: The Rise of Coupon Scams Online Kelly E. Carter 2011
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They often succeed, but usually at a snail's pace -- too slow to satisfy the millions who are impatient to have their inherent rights recognized by the power structure.
Victor Stenger: Why Religion Should Be Confronted Victor Stenger 2010
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The 1,900-foot engineering wonder perched 890 feet above the Colorado River is expected to drastically cut travel time along the main route between Las Vegas and Phoenix, as motorists will no longer have to make their way across the dam's winding two-lane road at a snail's pace.
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She abandoned her fast-paced gait and proceeded at a snail's pace, seeking them out as she went.
Stepping on Snails Foster Trecost 2011
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They often succeed, but usually at a snail's pace -- too slow to satisfy the millions who are impatient to have their inherent rights recognized by the power structure.
Victor Stenger: Why Religion Should Be Confronted Victor Stenger 2010
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If a man turned into this in an endeavor to pass, his dogs would wallow perforce to their bellies and slow down to a snail's pace.
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It was a cool, starlight evening, and they lolled about the poop waiting till their snail's pace would bring them to the anchorage.
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They often succeed, but usually at a snail's pace -- too slow to satisfy the millions who are impatient to have their inherent rights recognized by the power structure.
Victor Stenger: Why Religion Should Be Confronted Victor Stenger 2010
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Family incomes grew at what was then considered a snail's pace, rising by 14.4% in real terms over the decade.
Osborne's autumn statement shows a Britain worse than it was in the 1970s | Larry Elliott 2011
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