Example sentences of "was grow at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time concern was growing at a tripling in the cost of the high speed rail link following objections from people in Kent and Surrey . |
| 2 | It can be seen that female unemployment accounted for between 25 and 32 per cent of total recorded unemployment during the period , though it was growing at a somewhat faster rate than male unemployment . |
| 3 | ‘ In 1346 the population of Europe comprised eighty million people , and was growing at a rapid rate . |
| 4 | Despite the nationwide economic recession , at the time of the election Queensland 's tourism-driven economy was growing at a rate second only to that of mineral-rich Western Australia , with economic growth for the current fiscal year estimated at 4 per cent compared with 3 per cent for Australia as a whole . |
| 5 | ‘ Those who had followed Peel with open eyes ( to abolish protection and destroy his own party ) … had done so because population was growing at the rate of 300,000 per annum . |
| 6 | Criticism was levelled at the newly expanded private sector , which , it was claimed , was growing at the expense of the poorer sections of society . |
| 7 | McCoist did snatch at a mistimed clearance from Buttigieg but by then the appeal of a substitution was growing at the same rate as the crowd 's dismay . |
| 8 | In spite of this German industry expanded rapidly : between 1870 and 1913 the UK economy was growing at an annual rate of about 2.2 per cent ; the French economy at 2.6 per cent ; the US economy at 3.2 per cent ; and the German economy at a staggering 4.3 per cent . |
| 9 | Sausalito , California-based design automation specialist Autodesk Inc , which has its UK base in Guildford , Surrey , has entered the home computer market with the launch of a new range of computer-aided design modules for Do-it-Yourself enthusiasts , interior and exterior designers as well as small business home renovation contractors : ‘ The Home Series ’ comprises four modules — one for designing landscapes , one for bathrooms , one for kitchens , and one for general home improvements ; the software was released in the US 18 months ago , and into Australia and the Benelux countries between six and nine months ago , but is now available in the UK via Solihull , West Midlands-based distributor , Force 2 International Ltd , at £60 per module including value-added tax ; the decision to release into the UK was taken after research from Banner & Co indicated that the UK home computer market was growing 25% per year , and a study by market research company , Jordans , indicated that the UK DIY market was growing at an average 3% ; according to marketing communications manager Karen Hiscock , ‘ the time was right ’ because people now want to do more with their personal computers than just play games or use the things as word processors . |
| 10 | If anything was growing at an alarming rate , it was the network of railway lines running out of the centre of London to outlying suburbs . |