But they still report a rapid increase in the number of foreign students, especially from Japan.
Recent indicators showing falling productivity and a rapid increase in unit labor costs suggest the pressure is building.
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We finished the year on a resounding note, achieving record quarterly revenue, a rapid increase in mobile traffic, and strong subscriber growth.
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According to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, there has been a rapid increase in pupils taking GCSEs in religious education since 1997.
If this happens gradually, we adjust, but a rapid increase creates chaos.
This raises a question about what is driving such a rapid increase.
The increase in inexpensive flights between Russia and the holiday town of Rimini has led to a rapid increase in Russian visitors to San Marino.
Habitat, says the organization is helping Kenya to tackle some of the challenges brought about by population growth, urbanization and a rapid increase in motor-vehicle ownership.
Ian O'Donnell, of University College Dublin, blames the increase on migration (labourers coming back from London), growing social inequality, and a rapid increase in beer consumption.
All else equal, such a rapid increase in the quantity of base money would soon after result in a rapid and general increase in prices throughout the economy.
Some economists worry that it may be making a similar mistake now by allowing low interest rates to encourage a rapid increase in house prices and mortgage borrowing.
Yet the other leaders on our list are generally smaller, growing metro areas whose expansions have been propelled by a rapid increase in employment in technology and professional management services.
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Our research shows a rapid increase in workforce specialization.
The inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics - and an over-reliance on the drugs - has led to a rapid increase in resistant bugs and medical experts fear effective antibiotics might soon run out completely.
My core belief is that excess speculation from the hedge fund feedback loop in the soft commodities markets combined with a rapid increase in catastrophic weather incidents will mean continued price spikes and dislocations.
With interest rates as low as they are, investors may want to position a segment of their portfolios to take advantage of a rapid increase in interest rates if the oil shortage scenario comes to pass and causes a flare up in inflation.
An increasing number of central banks, such as the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and the Reserve Banks of Australia and New Zealand, now support the view that monetary policy should sometimes act to restrain a rapid increase in credit and asset prices.
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It can be caused by a number of factors, including a rapid increase in the frequency of training, sudden increase in the intensity of training, transition from one training method to another, genetic abnormalities of the knee joint and poor base strength of the quadriceps.
There has been a slight increase in the number of girls studying physics in recent years but this has been dwarfed by a more rapid increase in boys studying the subject.
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Mr Pacey said Shop Direct call centres had seen a 55% decrease in calls, while there had been a "rapid increase" in mobile and self-service transactions.
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But the big thing is that we are seeing a very rapid increase in the accessibility and use of mobile data, thanks to things like iPhones, iPads and all the competitive products that Dell and HPwill come up in terms of accessing that mobile data.
Rannestad looks for the rate of increasing output to pick up through 2015, but then a less-rapid increase during the next five years to 2020.
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The Housing Minister Grant Shapps has said he welcomes the figures as showing a "rapid and dramatic" increase in the numbers of new affordable homes being built.
At a time of massive and rapid increase in agricultural productivity, when natural resources still seemed limitless to the casual eye, it changed our understanding of the environment and of our role in it.
While the company is still conservatively financed, such rapid increase can be a serious cause for concern.
Analysts were expecting sales to increase at a more rapid 3.6%, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
This could help Apple expand its addressable market and increase its market share at a rapid rate.
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Dr Olsen and his colleagues suggest that the explanation for this rapid increase in size may be a phenomenon called ecological release.
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