| For the first time in the 20th century, Britain's agonisingly slow progress towards meritocracy went into reverse. |
| And his Wentworth woe was the fourth time this year he had gone agonisingly close. |
| The ball cannoned off the keeper on to the post before spinning agonisingly over the line. |
| His party had come a long way towards defeating a wartime president only to fall agonisingly short. |
| I'd heard that it was agonisingly painful, but I just found it uncomfortable and embarrassing. |
| After the goals the game slowed to a crawl and the minutes passed agonisingly slowly for Aberdeen. |
