Sentence examples for slowed against from inspiring English sources

After Martinez walked Alex Rodriguez on four pitches to begin the second, his pace slowed against Matsui.

The company, which obtains a large chunk of its business from retailers and banks who need credit background checks on borrowers, said yesterday that underlying growth had slowed against the backdrop of troubled financial markets.

"In this context, second quarter retail sales growth has slowed against historically high comparatives".

That effort continues, although its momentum has slowed against a backlash from teachers, their powerful unions and parents.

But their build-up play was often too slow against a Baggies side who seemed content to eke out a point.

Though the Japanese advanced rapidly at first, a number of factors slowed their progress against the Allied forces.

We had a couple of rucks that we didn't manage to slow down against England and they scored from them.

Noting that "some inflation risks remain," the Fed said that its actions would have to balance concerns about slowing growth against the threat of inflation.

Additionally, while 3.5% peroxide solution does show near-total inactivation at 24 hour exposure, the much-reduced inactivation in the one-hour exposure test indicates peroxide is slower-acting against B. pumilus SAFR-032 than chlorine dioxide.

But fingerprint scanners used to ensure against fraud slowed the process considerably.

His USA-66 has proved hopelessly slow against the rockets in the pack.