slow-burn

In Syria, activists said the slow-burn diplomacy was making them increasingly grim about the prospects of a revolt they planned as peaceful.

Violence Sharpens Syrian Conflict Nour Malas 2011

The album's slow-burn approach casts a lingering spell, given authority through Mr. Salett's meditative bass-baritone voice.

Rocking Near the F Train Steve Dollar 2011

Otherwise, you have to take what small pleasures you can from Downey's slow-burn and Galifianakis 'bizarrely fey affect and random comments.

Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Due Date Marshall Fine 2010

"This is slow-burn storytelling," says executive producer Veena Sud, who came from CBS's "Cold Case," cancelled last May.

Something's Rotten in Seattle Amy Chozick 2011

The result is an understated and slow-burn performance that is strikingly different from what viewers have come to expect of the actor, and one that has generated Oscar buzz after being screened at the Telluride, Toronto and New York film festivals.

Clooney Sets Aside Suave Ways In Alexander Payne's New Film Barbara Chai 2011

Youth unemployment is an economic waste and a slow-burn social disaster.

Nick Clegg announces £1bn fund to tackle youth unemployment 2011

Flying on top of what is essentially a very large fuel/oxygen bomb that is in the process of being deliberately slow-burn detonated always carries considerable risks.

Doubts About Ares 1 Continue to Mount - NASA Watch 2009

I very much enjoy the dark, angsty, slow-burn of its story and the fact there are genuinely unlikeable but nonetheless compelling characters on the show.

MIND MELD: The Best Genre-Related Books/Films/Shows Consumed in 2009 (Part 4) 2009

Sheppard's contemporary sax mix of languid Latin grooves, bursts of free jazz drama, and slow-burn improv method gives him one of the most recognisable styles on the European circuit.

This week's new live music 2011

Now, after a string of slow-burn indie movies, he has found himself in a new wave of smart, low-key leading men and has genuine Oscar hopes.

The life of Ryan 2011