1.   That helped drive world growth, boosting global demand for everything from oil and aeroplanes to soya beans.

2.   Although consumer confidence has been hit by a weak housing market, the OECD expected growth to be driven by a recovery in employment and strengthening investment.

3.   Analysts said the expanding U.S. economy plus the likelihood that European interest rates will fall further, driving corporate growth, will spur demand for computers and software.

4.   As consumer credit grows, so will defaults, which will drive growth of bad loan bonds.

5.   As such, the company relies on international shipments, or those outside of the U.S., to drive profit growth.

6.   BellSouth said access line growth was driven by demand for additional phone lines to existing customers for faxes and computer modems.

7.   A factor driving the growth of remedial courses is the change in expectations about the place of college education.

8.   A few even suggested it might acquire Monsanto, its rival in the burgeoning life-sciences business, which DuPont has long said would drive its growth.

9.   A settlement would let the court avoid ordering a breakup of a company that has helped drive the growth of the American economy.

10.   Advanced technology continues to help drive economic growth and hold down costs, even at traditionally low-tech businesses.