The phrase "retard the process of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to indicate that something is slowing down or hindering a particular process.
Example: "The unexpected delays in shipping will retard the process of production."
Alternatives: "hinder the process of" or "impede the process of".
Although accepting an eventual role of monetary policies in avoiding systemic financial meltdowns, they tend -- also like Schumpeter -- to be more skeptical of fiscal or other types of countercyclical stimulus if these are designed in ways that retard the process of creative destruction.
Nevertheless, we suspect that the reduction of uPAR prior to radiation could retard the process of radiation-induced invasion by inhibiting the activation of migratory signals as well as by disrupting the coordination of focal adhesion molecules during the process of cell adhesion and migration.
The management of heroin crystal nephropathy mainly involves supportive measures in the absence of a specific therapy that will either reverse or retard the process of crystallization.
In addition, transition metal also catalyzes auto-oxidation of glucose and further generates reactive carbonyl compounds to form AG Es Thus, metal chelators may retard the process of AGEs by preventing further oxidation of Amadori products and metal-catalyzed glucose oxidation [ 34].
There are weak links in the current system that retard the process of ensuring social accountability; there is a lack of feedback from the communities we serve and lack of a concerted effort by institutions to solicit for regular feedback about not only relevance of services but also for equity, quality and cost effectiveness.
Step morphology of Ni tip retards the process of accumulating sufficient energy for emission of Shockley partials in the plane adjacent to a pre-existing stacking fault.
In this respect the TNF blockers appear to have even greater efficacy in retarding the process of erosion than their effect on clinical abnormalities reflecting synovitis [ 15, 16].
This would necessitate depleting the expanded pool of autoreactive T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes, retarding the process of immune senescence in the residual lymphocyte populations, restoring the integrity of regulatory networks, and, at the same time, preserving a pool of memory cells capable of responding to environmental pathogens.
The goal of cancer chemoprevention is to retard, block or reverse the process of carcinogenesis through the use of natural or synthetic agents, including antioxidants.
Inspection of the plots revealed that CR decreases noticeably with increase in both of EAE and BE concentrations, indicating that the addition of plant extracts retard the dissolution process of CS.
Anti-aging compounds can suppress and retard the aging process of the body.
