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Text, in part: We desire, as business men, to draw attention to certain grave and disquieting conditions which, in our judgment, are retarding the return to prosperity.

From Time Magazine Archive

The financial troubles in England are retarding the rapid movement of western produce.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John

There are many who assert that the National Forests are retarding development.

From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress

It should be almost unnecessary to state that haste, hurry and impatience are retarding factors in a spiritualistic seance; but, alas, too many persons seem to be totally unaware of this important fact.

From Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers by Atkinson, William Walker

These easterly winds are retarding our passage very much, and taxing our patience.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael