And in the past several weeks, the pace has quickened.

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The pace has quickened over the last two years.

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They are much less good at capturing the continuing gains that result from a faster accumulation of capital, or a quickened pace of productivity growth.

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The pace of change quickened.

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Apple has beefed up its staff in China and quickened its pace of releasing products in the market.

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Underlings are full of stories of how Green has quickened the pace.

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U.S. manufacturing growth quickened to a pace it had not reached since 2004, according to a report released Tuesday.

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The pace of the drinking, if anything, quickened now that the waters were rising.

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The pace of decline in Spain, a fellow euro-zone sufferer, quickened in the second quarter.

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