Beyond rapid demand growth, government controls and lack of space means supply will continue to be limited.

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As a result, beyond the rapid rollout of private brands and frenemy partnerships, retailers are also building a new mousetrap for sourcing their proprietary lines.

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Religious and cultural organisations can offer people meaning to life beyond the insatiable hunger for rapid economic growth.

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"This calls for the extension of educational opportunities in their fullest sense beyond basic schooling and the rapid creation of employment opportunities commensurate with the abilities of these new entrants to the labor market, " stresses the report.

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This is exactly the environment that will enable the rapid growth of digital health technologies in 2013 and beyond.

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Yet its rapid uptake since 1994, when access to the Internet first spread beyond China's elite academic and scientific circles, suggests demand will be huge.

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During the years of rapid economic growth, the government built transport links west of Tokyo, to Osaka and beyond.

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"The rapid and global growth of the Internet raises a host of complex issues involving criminal law enforcement that expand beyond national boundaries, " Attorney General Janet Reno said Wednesday, addressing a conference on making the Internet a safer place for America's children.

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