The pace of change in some areas is quite slow.

Reform of the justice sector continues at a slow pace.

The judiciary is being gradually consolidated, albeit at a slow pace.

To me, the pace of political changes is too slow, too gradual.

The process of restoring county administration continued, albeit at a slow pace.

I could have been an astronaut, but the pace was too slow.

The representative of China expressed concern regarding the slow pace of the Doha round.

The overall literacy rate in Pakistan has been improving although at a slow pace.

While his delegation welcomed the general pace setting work done by the United Nations in that area, it regretted the slow pace of progress.

55. The implementation of the peace process in Angola continued to proceed at a slow pace.

As a result, they did not consider the pace of implementation to be slow, especially when compared with the pace of implementation of the old standard.

Five years later, we must acknowledge that the pace of progress towards meeting those goals is too slow.

The implementation of the Peace Agreement had yielded some moderate results, although the pace of progress was slow.

Nevertheless, his delegation was concerned about the slow pace of the judicial reform and inhumane conditions of detention.

Resolution 1087 (1996) The Security Council, inter alia, expressed concern at the overall slow pace of the peace

As we can see, the progress made by my country is real, even if its pace is still slow too slow, given the acute needs and problems that exist.

2. Expresses concern at the overall slow pace of the peace process, but notes some positive steps in its implementation

At the December meeting of the Contact Group, donors identified the slow pace of disbursements as perhaps the most significant problem.

While progress has been made over the past decade in getting more children into school, the pace remains far too slow.

While recognizing recent moves by nuclear weapon States towards disarmament, he reiterated the Movement's deep concern over the slow pace of progress.

31. On the other hand, the slow pace of progress in the negotiations concerning an agenda for development was cause for concern.

Furthermore, the pace of fundraising for peacebuilding programmes is often slow and is not in keeping with the urgency felt on the ground.

Overall, the pace of progress in electoral politics was slow only 13 per cent of the deputies in the national Parliament were women.

The Board considers that, owing to the slow pace of evaluation of bids, the Organization incurred avoidable expenditure of 1,021,717 in three months.

They expressed their concern at the slow pace of progress towards nuclear disarmament, which constitutes their primary disarmament objective and remains their highest priority.

10. The Committee also expresses its concern about the slow pace of national genocide trials and the legal deficiencies, including significant due process concerns.

The Committee therefore notes with concern the slow pace at which the Government, through the Social Welfare Institute, is proceeding with the land reform provided for in the Constitution, since that slow pace is a continuing cause of labour and social conflict and is hampering the exercise by the agricultural sector of the rights recognized in the Covenant.

Although the Government's White Paper accepted several recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, in principle, the pace of implementation of the recommendations remains slow.

We do not have the right to slow our pace, as has happened in the attempt to create a single United Nations structure to fight terrorism.

Also, refugees and displaced persons still face a desperate predicament, as the slow pace of the returns process is hindering the achievement of the related standard.

If the disparities in and slow pace of the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in general are to be redressed, a world partnership is needed.

Despite this, prevailing negative attitudes towards women and discriminatory customary laws and practices continue to contribute to the slow pace in advancing the status of women.

In India, which accounts for almost three quarters of this population, the numbers increased from 420 million to 455 million during this period. Besides the slow pace of poverty reduction, human development has not kept up with the pace of income growth, either.

Viet Nam was seriously concerned at the slow pace of the peace process and the failure to achieve a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the region.

28. The drawdown of United Nations peacekeeping activities in Angola has been slower than planned due to the slow pace of the implementation of the Lusaka Protocols.

However, given the fact that a study for such a comprehensive review was completed in 1992, the Committee expresses some concern about the slow pace of the review.

While recognizing recent moves by nuclear weapon States that could lead towards disarmament, my delegation reiterates its deep concern over the slow pace of progress in that regard.

The Committee expresses serious concern at what would appear to be a slow pace of introduction of new technology to process a number of functions in the office.

Hey, hey, hey, slow down, slow down, slow down.

Overcoming a shortage of, and high turnover in, personnel, inadequate community participation and the slow pace of utilizing the funds already solicited has proved to be an uphill struggle.

Twenty years after Mikhail Gorbachev launched perestroika, many people have come to lament the slow pace of reform in Russia under President Vladimir Putin. But could it have been otherwise?

Conversely, the slow or delayed redemption of pledges can hinder the pace of implementation, distort the priorities of partner countries and lead to a loss of faith in international support.

Dead slow. Dead slow, sir.

The main reason for the slow pace noting that previous presidents had no pace at all is a 2005 law that requires that all measures affecting the labor market first be negotiated in good faith with the trade unions. Naturally, the unions impede negotiations as much as possible.

The main reason for the slow pace noting that previous presidents had no pace at all is a 2005 law that requires that all measures affecting the labor market first be negotiated in good faith with the trade unions. Naturally, the unions impede negotiations as much as possible.