"And since this is a mangrove region, wherever there is oil, regeneration will be slowed down".
Like its twin, the Opportunity will be slowed first by a parachute, then retrorockets.
It could be that Brexit will be slowed by the supreme court's ruling, due in January.
Analysts say they expect such activity will be slowed, if not halted completely, should relations between the countries worsen.
Its development will be slowed as foreign investors stay away; its integration will grind to a halt; and faltering economies will fuel ethnic animosities.
Also, as Russian consumers follow their American counterparts into deep credit-card debt, future growth will be slowed by the need to repay previous loans.
Glenigan, an outfit that tracks construction projects, predicts a gradual recovery of new private residential building, but reckons it will be slowed by scarce mortgage finance.
"If Congress votes that the border is not secure, elements of immigration reform will cease to go forward and visa programs will be slowed," he said.
Yesterday they also confirmed that the pace of initial public offerings will be slowed to reduce the supply of new equity.
Just how much you will be slowed down is a mystery, but people who have been throttled say their Internet connections became so slow they were unusable.
As we spend more for gasoline, home heating and plane tickets, less will be left to pay for discretionary expenses, and the economy will be slowed.
