1. But despite its active stock market, the city's communications system slowed to a crawl.
2. the crawl
2. People cannot stand but have to crawl in a quake of such intensity, according to the Japanese agency's definition.
3. The men had to crawl through a tunnel just 67 cm wide and through a sewage pipe to get the goods across the border.
4. If it's cold, you shiver and crawl under the duvet.
5. The film aims to ick out the audience with goopy special effects and the primal terror found in having otherworldly slugs crawl down your throat.
6. The workers found a crawl space under the floor in which several leather jackets and an iron box had been stashed.
7. Growth in transactions at the country's largest trade fair has slowed to a crawl, sending gloomy signals for the export outlook.
8. Crawl under a pile of blankets to sweat it out through the night and feel like a new person by morning.
9. His jeans were now so tght he was unable to walk or crawl towards the phone.
10. In just two years the global economy has managed to crawl back to life and a new hope has dawned.