1.   The simplest models assume that earnings grow at a constant rate of g percent per year.

2.   The simplest models assume that earnings grow at a constant rate of g per cent per year.

3.   Analysts said earnings were growing too slowly to justify its current stock price.

4.   Anglo expected the second-half earnings to grow at a similar rate to first-half earnings, said Julian Ogilvie Thompson, Anglo chairman.

5.   And those earnings grew, while revenues surged, too.

6.   Chief Financial Officer Joachim Kroeske said he expects pretax earnings to grow faster as the year progresses.

7.   Corporate earnings are growing at a fast clip as the economy strengthens, and domestic interest rates are seen dropping with inflation.

8.   Drug shares rose as investors bet that their earnings will grow faster than the economy as a whole.

9.   During the conference call, Joyce explained that earnings grew in the face of declining revenues because certain areas of strength offset those weaknesses.

10.   Earnings could grow more rapidly than anticipated, driven by new technology and rising productivity.