For instance, the top fast-food chain by number of locations, Subway, added close to 6, 000 restaurants from 2008-2010, the Milford, CT-based company reports.
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"I'm looking for a fast bowler and a top-order batsman, " Maynard told BBC Sport Wales.
Meanwhile, the whistleblowers who blew the top off Fast and Furious are paying the price.
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The residential sector can fall fast pulled down by top-end units.
MakerBot was listed this week as one of tech blog Fast Company' s top 10 most innovative consumer tech companies with the likes of Apple, Samsung and Google.
It is better to be number two in a fast-growing world than top dog in a stagnant one.
Staying on top in the fast-changing world of technology is hard, too.
"Gough is a top-quality fast bowler and also a really positive influence on people, in the changing room and on the field, " he says.
Fast Data is fast becoming one of the top requirements for organizations trying to keep up with the information coming from various sources and make real-time decisions and serve the need of their customers.
Four of the top five seeds fell fast and hard in the first weekend.
The blazingly fast 4G LTE network allows for top-speed downloading and establishes the handset as a premier gaming and movie-viewing portal.
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Mr Morsi has shown further fealty by assiduously attending military ceremonies and inviting the top brass to a fast-breaking Ramadan dinner.
On April 20, in a house on Irian Street in Jakarta's residential district of Menteng, two top Indonesian leaders broke fast together.
Debt is rising fast: a survey of the top 16 companies by share value showed that their debt-to-equity ratios have tripled over the past three years.
Jenny Craig, Slim Fast and Weight Watchers take the top three spots by way of an aggregation of hundreds of published studies from the past six years.
And when you develop the habit of doing things that others won't do, you're putting yourself on the fast track to the route to the top.
In August of last year, when Mr Hazare brought the government to its knees with his 12-day fast, Mr Kejriwal emerged as his top aide, rallying huge crowds, advising the veteran campaigner and participating in negotiations with the government.
In particular, the committee wanted documents relating to the period after February 2011, when the Justice Department sent Congress an erroneous letter -- later withdrawn -- that said top officials knew nothing about Fast and Furious until early that year.
Even if they can put your site at the top of the search engines fast, the method required to do so is risky and will likely put you at the bottom of the search engines the next time there is a Google update.
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The first schools to change will have been rated "outstanding" by Ofsted inspectors, as top-rated schools are being fast-tracked.
Representative Issa is certain that most top Justice Department officials knew about the Fast and Furious operation.
"Velsheda is a beautiful boat, and on top of that it is a very fast boat, " says De Waal.
Issa's committee is seeking documents that show why the Justice Department decided to withdraw as inaccurate a February 2011 letter sent to Congress that said top officials had only recently learned about Fast and Furious.
In particular, Issa's committee wants documents that show why the Department of Justice decided to withdraw as inaccurate a February 2011 letter sent to Congress that said top officials had only recently learned about Fast and Furious.
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There is no chef with more celebrity than Wolfgang Puck, a one man empire of over 100 restaurants, from fine dining to airport fast casual, dozens of exclusive catering facilities in top cultural and sports venues, cookbooks, supermarket foods, wines, cookware and frequent TV appearances.
Top leaders from organizations including DreamWorks Animation, Fast Company, Zappos, Inkling and Black Rock City (aka Burning Man) participated in the project.
Ramon Galloway, one of the Atlantic 10's top scorers, added 21 points in a fast-paced offense that did pretty much whatever it wanted.
Under Pagano's leadership, the technology team has been recognized as the cutting-edge development group in the television industry today, including being honored by Fast Company in 2010 and 2011 in its list of Top Innovative Companies.
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