31.   Network connections in most homes would have to be made over telephone lines, and such connections are too slow for efficient networking, Hester said.

32.   Nuclear power plants have used such systems for years to test for signs of explosives, but those systems are much too slow for airports.

33.   Once man grasped the idea of sailing ships, the steam engine made them too slow for useful work.

34.   Retail sales growth had been slow for months and merchants kept prices down.

35.   Reaching a decision has been agonizingly slow for the appeals court judges, who had initially hoped to resolve the case quickly.

36.   Sales were slow for the practice rounds.

37.   Sales for electronics retail chains have been slow for months because of weak demand, decreased prices and a lack of hot, innovative products.

38.   Since RSA encryption is very slow for long messages, the browser establishes the tunnel with a faster, symmetric key technique.

39.   Still, progress has been maddeningly slow for many observers.

40.   That pace is too slow for gifted students, too fast for slower learners.