Slackens

As before the train slackens, the shack from the engine boards the blind from one side, and I go off the other side and run forward. ❋ Unknown (1907)

As before, the train slackens, the shack from the engine boards the blind from one side, and I go off the other side and run forward. ❋ Unknown (1907)

The rhythm slackens, which is a shame, because it detracts from the undoubted power of the ending. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Even as demand slackens this year, Airbus and Boeing will continue to dominate the market for large jetliners, Mr. Leahy said. ❋ David Pearson (2012)

But he thinks sales will soften in August as demand for replacement vehicles slackens. ❋ Makoto Miyazaki (2011)

Those needs are particularly pressing as demand slackens from one of Africa's most important trading partners, Europe. ❋ Patrick McGroarty (2012)

Each time he leaves the stage, the dramatic tension slackens. ❋ Terry Teachout (2010)

Humanitarian activists are concerned that the recovery efforts in Southern Sudan could be in jeopardy if diplomatic pressure slackens. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"The BOK may hike in May and wait for a few months to assess how the economy performs during the summer," which is traditionally a slow season for the economy, as production slackens while employees take their summer vacations. ❋ Kanga Kong (2011)

The rain slackens for a second, but I don't have the angle to see the truck. ❋ Robert Boswell (2011)

In "The Magic Island" he reported on how in Haiti, "a soulless human corpse . . . is taken from the grave and endowed by sorcery with a mechanical semblance of life" for the purpose of "setting it dull heavy tasks, and beating it like a dumb beast if it slackens." ❋ James Kennedy (2011)

The pulling slackens for a moment as the vampire is knocked back by the shot. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That means there's less supply if demand slackens. ❋ Carrick Mollenkamp (2011)

But here the bounding pace of "We, the Drowned" slackens. ❋ Sam Sacks (2011)

Small-cap materials took the biggest hit, with the sector tumbling 4.2% Tuesday, after the Conference Board lowered its April leading economic indicator for China, stoking fears that global growth could be curtailed if demand from China slackens. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That is partly because Turkish manufacturers are highly responsive, keeping low stocks, and are quick to shut down production and send workers on vacation when demand slackens, economists say. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The market is moving into its shoulder season, when demand for heating slackens and gas demand for electricity generation to run air conditioners hasn't picked up. ❋ Christine Buurma (2010)