Rapid economic growth combined with stable import prices and the shift toward imported raw materials brought high import growth in the 1960s.

Rapid growth combined with the ability of vines touching the ground to take root make this an invasive plant.

The constant shrinkage of economic growth combined with the growth of military production is putting a heavy strain on the Soviet people.

The growth in congressionally based work, combined with the expansion of government programs, was responsible for a significant change in the makeup of GAO's employees.

And rapid growth, combined with fairly low wages, Ms. Copisarow said, has been a winning combination missing for many years in Western Europe.

He maintains that the country's robust economic growth combined with new laws to reduce the cost of labor will create more jobs.

The growth, combined with diminishing available land, has forced airport officials to use their property more efficiently.

The collapse of economic growth combined with having to meet their obligations more quickly to repay short-term debts has increased the need for external finance.

The rapid growth in the power of microprocessors, combined with ever-shifting computing standards, forced companies to replace or upgrade their existing programs at a breakneck pace.

The Government's main fear for the coming year is that the economy will enter a period of stagflation, with minimal growth combined with stubborn inflationary pressures.