Now, of course growth rates were higher in the past in part because of higher inflation.
Population growth will of course factor in as countries translate these general global targets into national policy.
Earlier guidance from Bristol for sales growth over the course of the year had apparently been far too optimistic.
If you study history, as I do, you will see that all expansions include big variations in rates of GDP growth over their course.
Eighty-five percent said that "student growth over the course of the academic year" should be a factor in how their performance is measured.
There is a growth story, of course, and capital market activity that supports more currency inflows.
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Weaker growth might, of course, translate into weaker demand and thus lower oil prices, at least briefly.
Credit risk was not a problem: fast economic growth would in due course take care of it.
The reason for this growth is, of course, the iOS product lines.
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Pollution is a form of waste, so there is no axiomatic tension between these goals, although of course breakneck growth can have its nasty spillovers.
It is just possible that the Fed, which assumes annualised economic growth of 3.25-3.5%, may manage to steer the economy through a course of gently slowing growth and moderating inflation, without driving America into recession.
But the long-term course for slow growth and disappointment is almost set in stone.
The difference, of course, is growth rate: Where Baidu grew revenue 94% in the fourth quarter, Yahoo shrank 12%.
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Regional banks have little international or trading exposure and remain on course for strong growth, says Sally Pope Davis of Goldman Sachs.
The economy grew at a very robust-sounding 8.7% last year and is predicted by many to be on course for similar growth in 2010.
At a rally on Sunday, Obama focused almost exclusively on issues such as health care reform, his job growth strategy and, of course, the economy.
The IMF's move seemed more political than economic in nature and was intended more to break a panic than to establish a plan for growth and to create a course toward solvency.
Of course, a growth rate of 7% is hardly a disaster, and Rothman still counts himself firms in the optimist camp when it comes to investing in China, provided you back the right horse.
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Of course, economic growth is not everything.
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The record since then has been one of stopping the bleeding, arresting the freefall of our economy, preventing the second Great Depression in American history, and putting us back on a course towards economic growth and job creation.
He said the Fed's policies were "providing significant benefits" and changing course now could harm growth.
With its enormous growth over the years, of course, Wal-Mart has launched itself to the forefront of public debate on the question of how big is too big.
"Providing there are no further setbacks to the region's debt crisis, these data add to the expectation that the euro zone is on course to return to growth by mid-2013, " he said.
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"For fast-moving, everyday consumer goods, there are some broad megatrends that will continue to push demand forward, which are ongoing urbanization in China and then, of course, the related growth of the middle class, " Hein Schumacher, the China chief for food maker H.
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Of course the four decades of growth also resulted in heavy borrowing and extraordinary risk.
Of course, the average GDP growth rate for China, India and other big emerging markets will exceed that.
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Of course when considering investing a growth company there are many risks that investors should consider before investing.
And, of course, Starbucks' supercaffeinated growth is primarily fueled by its frenetic expansion into new outlets the world over.
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