Sentences with phrase «slow slog»

But one of the illusions most common to writers — an illusion that may make the long slow slog of writing possible, for many people — is that an enormous audience is out there waiting for the wisdom and delight that I alone can provide, and that the Publishing System is a giant obstacle to my reaching those people.

It's one slow slog through Tarantino's fetishes for female feet and bodily functions.

This is what counts as progress in the two - decadelong slow slog toward finding a common (but differentiated) worldwide path toward limiting emissions of greenhouse gases and limiting vulnerability to the impacts of human - driven climate change.

The Flash continues its painfully slow slog to the end of this uneven season with another lackluster episode.

The long, slow slog towards equality for same - sex couples continues — with a victory, this time, in the European Court of Justice regarding status for employment benefits.

It's a long, slow slog through almost every dysfunctional family cliche in the hallowed reels of Hollywood history.

It's a funny game — forgoing the fast - paced action and competition of most Game Boy offerings, it's a long, slow slog toward the Indigo Plateau and the final rivals you must defeat.

«In areas where homebuilding has severely lagged job creation in recent years, it's going to be a slow slog before there's enough new construction to cool price appreciation to a pace that aligns more closely with incomes.»

For more Morgan Stanley Research on the global macroeconomic and strategy outlook for 2016, ask your Morgan Stanley representative or a Financial Advisor for the full reports, «Global Macro Outlook: A Slow Slog Back» and «Global Strategy Outlook: The Lower Frontier» (both issued Nov 29, 2015).

Republicans would probably be better off focusing on the slow slog of training staff and volunteers by the thousands.

But it's been a long, slow slog to figure out how to deliver RNAi therapies to the right cells safely and effectively.

The directing is strong, and although choppy at times, it spares the viewer from what easily could have been a long, slow slog had the director taken this film too seriously.

He concluded that it was a good thing to see small improvement in the second year of Common Core testing, but that it's going to be a «hard, slow slog» to get the majority of students to the proficient level with only about a third hitting that threshold now.

Adaptive cruise control and lane keeping are great on that long, slow slog on the 402, where speed limits are low and the speeding penalties are high.

My test car is equipped with an optional 19 - speaker Harman Kardon audio system that fills the air with great tunes during the drive route's slow slogs.

For me the slowest slog was the science, not for its poor quality but because I wanted to get to the history.

I don't need L - canceling, or V - canceling or any of that jazz that might confuse casual players.I just don't want a slow slog fest.

However since they've artificially increased the grind time by significantly reducing the cash and item drops your left with either the slow slog of trying to raise funds, or throwing cash at the game.

Where Forza 5 was a slow slog at times, Forza 6 moves so much quicker, even stealing Forza Horizon's lucky - spin tombola that spits credits or free cars at you to make curating a garage so much more rewarding.

We watched or attended every day or evening sale all week long, and many of the other lots on the block this May were either a hard sell (kudos to the auction specialists, btw, for pulling it off), a slow slog, or both.

However, it's a slow slog.

«In areas where home - building has severely lagged job creation in recent years, it's going to be a slow slog before there's enough new construction to cool price appreciation to a pace that aligns more closely with incomes.»