1.   Carlton Communications came from a broadly similar direction but with even more spectacular growth.

2.   Houston experienced spectacular growth after the Civil War.

3.   Norwich continued its ancient role as a major marketing centre, but its expansion owed more to the spectacular growth of the worsted trades.

4.   It has been enjoying spectacular growth for its sales of the super absorbent polymers which make nappies that much more comfortable.

5.   And that makes it harder for Nasdaq, the second-largest stock market in the U.S., to maintain its spectacular growth rate of the past decade.

6.   Because of the spectacular growth of the computer and telecommunications industries, many employers are now facing extraordinarily tight labor markets.

7.   Because the currency has plummeted in value, even spectacular growth in Brazil would be diminished on the balance sheet.

8.   -- Speaking of bouncing numbers, be careful about measuring the spectacular growth rate of CD-ROM software.

9.   A striking trend in the last few decades has been the sometimes spectacular growth of the for-profit hospital industry.