The pace of the decline of Western influence seems to have accelerated over the past decade.

But when price increases accelerated in the second half of the year, the authorities began to worry.

But the pace at which the political world is embracing social media has accelerated dramatically in the last year.

This process has been accelerated by a confluence of defense industry reforms, comprehensive military upgrading, and integration of innovative operational concepts.

That process appears to have accelerated in 2004, and total external debt is estimated at some 6.6 billion.

But, since the March 2011 triple meltdown at Japan s Fukushima Daiichi plant, the pace of the decline has accelerated significantly.

What is perhaps less recognized is how those trends have accelerated in the United States itself in recent decades.

This is a salient feature of the state of affairs in the OPT, accelerating particularly after the second intifada in 2002.

The brain drain among Iraq s educated youth has accelerated in the last ten years, because many of them simply see no future in the country.

Even in countries with no imperial past, but with an enduring migratory tradition, like Ireland, the brain drain to Australia and North America is accelerating.

The pace of change accelerated considerably in the following century, and women and men's fashion, especially in the dressing and adorning of the hair, became equally complex.

Compared to past years, in 2000 2003 service imports accelerated in developed countries, matching the trend in services exports.

As they pursued their work, a quick succession of events the liberation of the death camps, the advance of Allied armies, the downfall of the Nazi regime brought new hope to a world wearied by years of conflict.

This decline in confidence is fundamentally related to the chaos in the financial markets that started in 2007 and accelerated this September.

During Lula s tenure, growth accelerated relative to previous periods, and inflation was kept within its targets for most of the time, though it remains slightly higher than elsewhere.

Carbon dioxide emissions have been growing fast, fossil fuel resources are being depleted rapidly, and global warming has accelerated.

Growth also accelerated in New Zealand while remaining substantially unchanged in Australia in 2004, supported by buoyant domestic demand and high commodity prices.

China accelerated to a high growth pattern in the late 1970 s and early 1980 s, owing to the benefits of its low cost labor and a major change in economic policy.

This process has been accelerated by a confluence of defense industry reforms, comprehensive military upgrading, and integration of innovative operational concepts. The net effect is a growing capability of China s strategic missile forces and military space platforms.

The pace of change has been accelerated by the interconnected nature of today's world. Technological progress is occurring within a complex and deeply integrated ecosystem, meaning that it simultaneously affects economic structures, governments, security arrangements, and people's daily lives.

The second industrial revolution, in the 19th century, led to what has been termed the era of New Imperialism, when the pace of colonization rapidly accelerated, the height of which was the Scramble for Africa, in which Belgium, Germany and Italy were participants.

But, with globalization and technological advancements, the pace and scale of such transformations have accelerated considerably. In the coming decades, this trend will only intensify bringing with it significant potential for instability.

The unwinding of the US economy might even begin in 2006, particularly if Japan continues to grow out of its doldrums, the US housing market softens dramatically, and Europe s economic recovery accelerates.