This rapid growth of trees raised fears among county officials that permanent damage would be caused to the tower.

He said that the rapid growth of the Internet raised many regulatory issues, from privacy to taxation to antitrust concerns.

Strong growth in recent years raised a number of financial and strategic challenges.

But even before this week, its rapid growth raised red flags.

But critics say the rapid growth of the industry raises troubling concerns.

Faster economic growth, in turn, raises the chances of higher inflation.

Their view generally was that strong economic growth would raise worker incomes.

The Fed acted out of concern that the unexpectedly strong economic growth in recent months might raise the inflation rate later this year.

The rapid growth in sales of goods over the Internet raises hard questions about how states might fairly tax those transactions.

The strong growth raised fears in financial markets that inflation would pick up.