The western side has seen a slower transition and has not had nearly the problems is eastern counterpart has.

Both of these techniques are much slower transitions than cuts, and they are used to suggest the passage of time or the change from one location to another.

But it implies a much more gradual economic program that will not please even those Western economists who favor a slower transition to the market.

But if content creators refuse to provide digital programming because of piracy concerns, consumer demand for digital television will be low, which means a slower transition to all-digital broadcasts.

He wants a softer, slower transition to the market, which the reformers think will only prolong and worsen the pain.

"We've come together because our interests are basically the same" - aid to industry, investment and a bigger state role in a slower transition to a market economy.

That allows a slower transition to full power and thereby makes the device more stable.

They call for a softer, slower transition to the market, more state intervention and protectionism, low interest rates and more investment funds targeted to struggling business.

The union generally shared Mr. Gaidar's goal of a market economy and a parliament-president form of government, but it seeks a far slower transition and a less-Western orientation.

A Too-Rapid Pace The Eastern European countries had been planning on a much slower transition.