31.   The dime novelist redeems herself by the end of the book, but it was slow going.

32.   The first five years have been slow going.

33.   The early evangelical work was slow going and focused mainly on gaining the trust of the Dani, literacy and building missions and airstrips.

34.   The market began to recover, but it was slow going.

35.   The negotiations appear to be making some progress, although it is slow going.

36.   The skiing was equally slow going through a portion of the Public Garden, where dog owners had refrained from using pooper-scoopers.

37.   The self-analysis and self-celebration make for slow going and threaten to stall out.

38.   The slow going is no mystery.

39.   The tours and everything else have been slow going.

40.   The unveiling is slow going.