Microsoft has found its advances elsewhere slowed by wary industry partners and rivals.

As with the previous year, the advance then slowed greatly.

Its advance on her -on the caravan - had slowed.

Cerryl was gratified to note that the blues' advance slowed.

The advance is slowing and spreading out, but it has not stopped.

The advance then slowed because of problems with logistics and communications.

But in the autumn the advance slowed down, the troops were digging themselves in, and there was still no word from him.

The Confederate advance slowed as men gaped at what they'd come to capture.

The advance hesitated and slowed to a dead stop.

The chant faltered, and the advance of the blackness slowed.