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  • This will be the 'ramping up for the playoffs' Yankees - that is to say, the half-speed Yankees who would rather face Tampa Bay (season head-to-head against them 5-6) than Boston (season head-to-head against them 11-4) in the ALCS.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Cathal Kelly 2011

  • "We're having a half-speed recovery, nothing to get excited about, but it's better than none," he tells me.

    Dan Dorfman: Will the Real Economy Please Stand Up? Dan Dorfman 2010

  • Even a hobbled or half-speed Davis would be an upgrade.

    Can Baron Save the Knicks? Kevin Clark 2012

  • A little jogging in place or skipping while swinging your arms, or going through the required motions of a particular sport at half-speed might help.

    The first sentence I wrote today… ewillett 2009

  • During August many New York galleries, if they remain open, are half-staffed and running at half-speed.

    Of a Decade and a Dollar Lance Esplund 2011

  • And with Stoudemire at half-speed for the rest of the playoffs, the Knicks were squashed in the final two games of the series.

    Stoudemire: A Loud Call for Defense Kevin Clark 2011

  • We also believe that economic growth will start to improve, going from a half-speed recovery to a more normal speed recovery.

    Buy Health Care, Industrials And Energy Stocks Wallace Forbes 2010

  • His long lifespan gives him unprecedented opportunity, but at a price; his pseudo-immortality comes from physically aging at half-speed.

    REVIEW: Cyberabad Days by Ian McDonald 2009

  • Why not use something similar, like time-lapse footage of a chimp scratching at half-speed?

    Lana Del Rey is a YouTube pop sensation. But how do you get the look? 2011

  • Approaching town, the train advanced at half-speed. le casanier, la casanière = stay-at-home, homebody une pomme (f) = apple le pain (m) = bread au lointain = in the distance le marché paysan (m) = the farmers 'market le pont (m) = bridge mi-vitesse = half-speed

    French Word-A-Day: 2010

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