"In the sense that a slow demise is better than a fast one," the centaur said.

Just the slow and painful demise of Cindy Lewis.

Dr. Paquet said it was troubling to think that he might simply be "monitoring the slow demise" of the ecosystem.

And they also elaborate on his slow demise in 2003.

The decision to cancel the test closes another chapter in the slow demise of the X-ray laser program.

The closure of the nearby Naval stations in the 1990s also contributed to the slow demise of the mall.

Navigator's slow demise would leave a competitive vacuum for only Internet Explorer to fill.

- The slow demise of the region's indigenous peoples.

Among those who favor this scenario, the cyclicality of the industry is viewed as a symptom of its slow demise.

Buffeted by such forces, organized labor seems a supine dinosaur unable to resist its slow demise.