But rapid economic growth and rising share prices seemed to take care of returns.
But rapid expansion is also expected in other areas, like legal services.
Increased tourism is pouring money into the area, but rapid commercialisation is also eroding traditional livelihoods as earth buildings increasingly find a more rewarding future as museums.
They might not have a photographic memory of every detail on a page, but rapid recall is surely a sign of intelligence as our society defines it.
But the rapid rise in fishermen from outside the islands has caused this process to break down.
ECONOMIST: The Galapagos Islands: Fishermen’s friends? | The
But the rapid adoption of tablets and their associated new and pricey ad formats will bolster mobile marketing investment.
FORBES: Interactive Marketing Spend Will Near $77 Billion By 2016
But the rapid growth of car ownership mitigates much of the public effort.
But the rapid growth in loan demand from hedge funds has forced brokerages to turn increasingly to their retail customers.
Danny Cipriani gave Wasps an early 6-0 lead but a rapid brace from Maddock and Olly Barkley's kicking made it 18-6.
Not only would this have caused radiation sickness, but without rapid medical treatment such a sudden dose could have been fatal.
BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Spacecraft go to film Sun in 3D
But the rapid growth of appliances will mean that many more people will be doing more computing-related things more of the time.
If this happens gradually, we adjust, but a rapid increase creates chaos.
But sustained rapid growth would require a slew of big second-round reforms, to include things like land acquisition, labour laws and tax.
But his rapid acquisition strategy and constant restructuring make it look as if he's more interested in doing deals than in running a business.
But the rapid shift in the balance of forces in Europe defeated her and she could no longer use Sarkozy as a human shield.
But this rapid growth attracted competitors from China who were able to manufacture solar cells with far lower labor costs and they cut prices to gain market share.
FORBES: When Government Fails at Industry Analysis: 3 Solar Cell Bankruptcies
Currently the data center portion of the total energy consumed in developed countries is in the neighborhood of 2-3% but the rapid pace of on-line equipment growth will drive this to 10% or higher in a few years time.
At Starbucks Mr Schultz replaced Jim Donald, and promptly changed the firm's strategy but the rapid expansion that got Starbucks into trouble was Mr Schultz's strategy as much as Mr Donald's, says Jeff Sonnenfeld of the Yale School of Management.
Gold may be a good hedge in times of uncertainty, but its rapid rise--and the talk about how it's a can't-lose investment--shows a striking similarity to the pattern of previous bubbles, like that in housing a mere three years ago.
His descent into madness is rapid but not sudden, and his lunacy seems inevitable.
ECONOMIST: ��The Winter's Tale��: Crackling wire of menace | The
The UK's military medals system needs a "rapid but in-depth" re-think, a report for the government recommends.
The mobile ad industry is growing, but given the rapid consumer adoption of smartphones, it can grow much faster.
FORBES: How 2011 Can Still Become The Year Of Mobile For Advertisers
We are seeing not just an economic crisis of global proportions but the very rapid evolution of the whole international financial architecture.
But despite the rapid acceptance of cloud computing, there are still widespread concerns about how safe your data is in the cloud.
In Europe the pace of consolidation has not been quite as rapid but the scale of government intervention is just as breathtaking.
But despite his rapid reversal of fortunes Fisher insists that he had held out hope of victory after taking eight strokes on the par-four fifth.
应用推荐