31.   Employers in the northern states are adding workers at a brisk pace, but those in the south are barely holding steady, economists said.

32.   Elsewhere, companies on the lower end of the credit rating scale have been selling bonds at a brisk pace.

33.   Even so, she keeps up a brisk pace.

34.   Even so, the brisk pace of economic growth this year has raised expectations that the Fed will soon raise rates to prevent inflation from speeding up.

35.   For all his music video flashmastering, Fuqua does keep the convoluted storytelling as clear as it can get and moves things along at a brisk pace.

36.   For months bond traders have been watching a growing pile of reports indicating the economy is growing at a brisk pace.

37.   He painted at a fairly brisk pace, too.

38.   He is unlikely to win, but if he sets a brisk pace, everyone else will have to run faster.

39.   His report also showed that his fund-raising has continued at a brisk pace since he announced in March that he would run for the Senate.

40.   His solidly documented book has a reliable feel to it, and it moves along at a brisk pace.