(1) Billy Whizz, named for the rapid speed at which he could move, escaped on July 16 last year.

(2) At the same time, the net worth of the wealthiest families has grown at a rapid rate.

(3) My forecast is for that number to continue to grow to at a rapid rate across the coming years.

(4) On both sides of the Atlantic each culture is in rapid decline and his first priority was to ensure he had recordings of each form of worship.

(5) Jackson shouted to photographers before making a rapid exit with the children and a woman via the back door of the mall.

(6) Gun collecting has really taken off in the last few years and prices are moving up at a rapid rate.

(7) The combination of a steep drop in interest rates and the rapid rise in household debt has fuelled a surge in lending.

(8) The company had an excellent staff retention rate, but rapid expansion came at a price.

(9) She looked up at the horizon and frowned when she saw a dark cloud heading their way at rapid speed.

(10) In rapid succession, there were four constitutional amendments to try to plug these holes.

(11) As the name indicates, the eyes of the sleeper move back and forth at rapid speed during their sleep.

(12) The surprisingly rapid economic slowdown undermined the performance of companies across all sectors.

(13) The economic story of the year has been the rapid and alarming decline of the global economy.

(14) Her staff began to spin at such a rapid pace that it began to light up with blue fire.

(15) With the rapid fall in interest rates the desire to purchase an annuity diminished.

(16) Within ten years the economy was booming and it entered the age of very rapid economic growth.

(17) The rate of industrial growth was very rapid , and the rate of growth of heavy industry remarkable.

(18) In rapid succession he won Auldearn, Alford, and Kilsyth, and occupied Edinburgh.

(19) And as the price climbed, it has had two key effects, not dissimilar to a rapid rise in interest rates.

(20) The French death rate was falling, but so too was its birth rate, at an unusually rapid rate.