But it came with problems as well as benefits; some of those problems have grown acute.
On the morning of the men's 10,000-meter finals, the symptoms grew acute.
The imbalances in the revenues of baseball's haves and have-nots have grown acute over the last decade.
Dewey's issues grew acute last year after it missed its earnings targets.
This reliance on foreign energy sources grew acute in the past year.
Dr. Antonia Trichopoulou, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Athens Medical School, said the problem had grown acute with the spread of supermarkets and, especially, convenience foods.
The problem has grown acute over the years as the number of priests and nuns dwindle, their places filled by laypeople.
The problem could grow acute in New York City, which is in the midst of a construction boom that may intensify in the aftermath of Sept. 11.
It was the latest sign that policymakers were waking up to a crisis that has grown acute in the western United States.
