How a snail does things

Usage examples of slowly.

The result is that we can only say that at some depth, probably less than a mile, the slowly accumulating ice would acquire such a temperature that, subjected to the weight above it, the material next the bottom would become molten, or at least converted into a sludgelike state, in which it could not rub against the bottom, or move stones in the manner of ordinary glaciers.

Over all these causes of Change I am convinced that the accumulative action of Selection, whether applied methodically and more quickly, or unconsciously and more slowly, but more efficiently, is by far the predominant Power.

Whitehall exhaled slowly, extinguished the acetylene flame, and removed his goggles.

Affronter space within five or six centuries - depending on how fast the Affront expanded their sphere of influence - and which might well remain within that sphere for the foreseeable future, given that Affronter influence could easily push its borders out at a greater rate than that of a slowly tumbling rock moving at much less than a per cent of light speed.

Thus at every stage from the torrent to the sea the detritus has from time to time to rest within the alluvial banks, there awaiting the decay which slowly comes, and which may bring it to the state where it may be dissolved in the water, or divided into fragments so small that the stream may bear them on.

Danteri have slowly begun to inform chosen races of the existence of ambrosia and their involvement with the Beings.

Achamian simply stared in blank horror, an anguished pendulum slowly swinging to and fro, to and fro .

The Mantis approached slowly, high and angular, tiptoeing through a series of sculptures.

As he paddled slowly along the rim of the reef, the adult anthozoans located directly below looked up and hissed irritable warnings.

Ysterialpoerin before arching its neck and beginning to lower itself slowly toward the snow.

Major Domo and the Imperial family, the Archon proceeded slowly through the crowd toward three ornate thrones set against the far wall.

She looked slowly around the room, passing over artsy types and business types until her eye found a man who was a combination of both.

The Slavic groups are apparently slowly being assimilated, but even if they disappeared entirely, the remaining Culturally-parasitic groups would comprise a pathological condition of the utmost seriousness for America.

Then I slowly, carefully, altered my structure and allowed my body to flow over and around the stone, engulfing it, and assimilating its history.

Marchmont by the hand, and assuring him he would weigh well all he had said, and take no measure till he had again consulted with him, remounted his horse, and slowly walked it back to Cleves.