The rapid growth of index-tracking funds is another attraction for wouldbe foreign companies.

A technology during its phase of rapid growth and spectacular success is usually small, quick and agile.

Changing shopping habits have driven a rapid growth in high street convenience stores.

On the positive side, they expect rapid growth in some areas of work, chiefly the construction industry and regulatory and compliance work.

Outside London the rapid growth of many old county towns provided an added stimulus.