21.   It was slow going.

22.   It is damnably, bleakly, heartrendingly slow going.

23.   It was still slow going.

24.   Like many renovators, Langham found the going ridiculously slow.

25.   Much of the movie is slow going, with drab costuming, perfunctory scripting and broad, almost campy performances in the villainous roles.

26.   People planning to hit the road for a Fourth of July getaway face slow going as road construction sprouts like poppies throughout the Los Angeles area.

27.   President Assad had begun that task last year with a series of internal purges, but it was slow going.

28.   Several foreign oil companies have found joint venture talks in China slow going for this reason.

29.   So far, he said, the effort is slow going, but he is not giving up.

30.   The agency flew Chinese-speaking agents to Atlanta from New York to help, but Fischer said it was slow going.