1.   Barber said the accelerating annual rate of Decline in members reaches from villages to cities.

2.   Meanwhile the embargo has been eroding at an accelerating rate.

3.   One is the accelerating rate of development in technological fields, which enforces almost continuous changes in products and processes.

4.   New techniques of production were introduced at an accelerating rate.

5.   Analysts believe consumption will continue to rise, perhaps at an accelerating rate.

6.   An accelerating rate of inflation can erode the value of bonds and lead to higher interest rates.

7.   As a result, independents have been selling out to the big chains or closing at an accelerating rate, constricting the pool of potential customers.

8.   Between the growing student population and accelerating rate of retirements, CSU officials say, the demand for doctorates is there.

9.   But consulting firms say the shift is taking place at an accelerating rate and involves ever-higher-paying jobs.