11.   But the Cambridge, Mass., consulting firm figures the Net will only accelerate the growth of megabusinesses.

12.   Cable is also in position, Warner said, to translate accelerating revenue growth into significant cash-flow growth.

13.   Companies whose profits benefit most from accelerating growth in the economy, such as Caterpillar Inc. and DuPont Co. are expected to lead the Dow Jones Industrial Average higher.

14.   Despite the lack of overlapping operations, investors appeared to view the merger as accelerating that growth.

15.   Diageo must show shareholders that the merger of the two companies can accelerate earnings growth and boost share value, analysts said.

16.   European stocks rose amid better-than-expected earnings and hopes steady economic growth, tame inflation and stable interest rates will allow companies to accelerate earnings growth.

17.   Falling interest rates across Europe could accelerate economic growth in Europe, spurring demand for U.S. imports.

18.   For the Asia-Pacific region as a whole, free trade is seen as a way of maintaining or accelerating growth in an already dynamic area.

19.   Harnessing the benefits of science and technology to rekindle and accelerate growth should not be sacrificed to short-term concerns about narrowly defined intellectual property rights.

20.   He will seek to utilize the latest developments in science and telecommunictions to accelerate economic growth and improve education.