In fact, according to the NBS, it was 9.5%, a significant upturn from the third quarter's 9.1%.The bureau put a brave face on the figures, attributing the quickened pace of growth at the end of last year to stronger than expected performances in agriculture and services the parts of the economy China still wants to boost.
And these examples, though extreme, are not mere lapses of concentration attributable to the frantic pace of Hitchens's Stakhanovite production.
Fifa did not explicitly state that it has suffered financially from a withdrawal of support by sponsors following the corruption scandals, although it said the loss was partly attributable to "the slower pace of finalising revenue-generating contracts".
Democrats, in contrast, seem to have chosen state authority when policy achievement and a quickened pace to the improvement of constituents' lives are their ends.
I think this does accent the issue a little bit ― in the last 24 hours ― and I think there's probably a desire for this to happen in a quickened pace".
The expansion of Whole Foods deliveries, similarly, seems to be running at a quickened pace, as competition with Walmart – which runs a popular grocery pickup service – looms.
The company, which currently has 700 outlets in the Northeast and Southeast, also plans to open new stores at a quickened pace.
DeGagne noticed "a folk-filled tinge to each song, but the occasional quickened pace balances out these tunes rather nicely".
I know what it's like to have women nervously clutch their purses or walk at a quickened pace.
The quickened pace of the investigation, which was originally intended to conclude by June, has prompted more public demonstrations of support for Knight, as well as newly stated opposition to the embattled coach.
The occasion for our coming together like this aligns with the approach of two separate events on the judicial side of the national public life: the end of the Supreme Court's Term, with its quickened pace of decisions, and a confirmation proceeding for the latest nominee to fill a seat on the Court.
