21.   Growth meant more voters and electoral votes.

22.   Higher growth means better jobs, higher wages, a higher standard of living and lower deficits.

23.   Higher growth means more jobs, higher incomes and contented voters, of course.

24.   Higher growth would mean higher government revenues, which in turn would mean fewer spending cuts would be required.

25.   Higher growth could mean rising corporate profits.

26.   Higher growth means increased tax revenue and reduced government spending on social programs.

27.   In coastal areas, fast economic growth means that ordinary people now have chances aplenty to earn a modest amount of money.

28.   In many towns, the growth means more work for the local police or the state police, which patrols small towns that do not have their own departments.

29.   In New England, the stadium style has been slow to catch on, primarily because lackluster population growth has meant little new construction.

30.   Investors are concerned that robust economic growth means the central bank will maintain high interest rates late into the year to slow inflation down.