Wage gains, according to the government report, actually slowed during the first quarter rather than improving with the rising economy.

"Prompting you might actually slow the recollection process," she said.

But it is unclear whether the drive actually slows business.

They don't understand that relaxation training could actually slow treatment instead of speed it up.

Energy and food price gains actually slowed a little that month, compared with their pace over the last 12 months.

In lower-ability groups it could actually slow the pace of whole class learning as individual pupils took turns at the board.

He said, "For an experienced mechanic the process will actually slow him down."

"Watch where you're going," the girl fumed, never actually slowing.

For lesser players, he said, computers can actually slow development because they cannnot separate the good ideas from the bad.

The longer stride actually slowed his progress by 30 per cent, exactly as the model had predicted.