51.   During the past several months, U.S. banks have been merging at a rapid pace and paying record prices for the chance to gain market share and slash costs.

52.   Factories added jobs at a rapid pace last month to help meet demand.

53.   Expansion can be accomplished at a relatively low cost to the carriers and the technology can advance at a rapid pace, Wright said.

54.   Factories added jobs at a rapid pace during August, while the average factory work week and manufacturing overtime both expanded.

55.   Further evidence emerged Tuesday that the economy was slowing from the rapid pace of the early part of the year.

56.   Given the rapid pace of huge-scale mergers in the global energy industry, Jaffre has acknowledged that a merger of some kind with Total Fina is inevitable.

57.   Growth in jobs, and wages, helped the economic expansion maintain its rapid pace during the first three months of the year.

58.   Hollywood Entertainment is opening new stores in the Southeast at a rapid pace and is facing increased competition, Mintz said.

59.   Honda wants to build motorcycles locally on expectations demand in Vietnam will continue growing at a rapid pace.

60.   I awakened with a start, marveling at the rapid pace of my pounding heart.