21.   So governments faced strong pressure to offset the adverse effects of wage explosions on profitability by facilitating a rapid expansion of credit.

22.   The system has been born out of rapid expansion in recent years as the business has opened new centres and employed more people.

23.   In the days of very rapid expansion, teachers in some inner-city schools stayed there on average about three years.

24.   Analysts said an overly rapid expansion could create safety hazards.

25.   Analysts also forgave much of the loss as a dispensation for rapid expansion.

26.   Analysts said the rapid expansion of Oxford was a big reason for its troubles.

27.   And that family of retailers is looking harder for fresh markets after several years of rapid expansion.

28.   And they come at a time of rapid expansion in the bank card business, and at a point when consumers should be at their healthiest.

29.   As the industry continues its rapid expansion, competition with land resorts for the vacation dollar is so intense that cruise lines offer a wide range of enticements.

30.   As part of the reorganization, Gap plans to slow the rapid expansion that has put its stores in shopping malls and city centers across the world.