We were both raising our voices to make ourselves heard over the creature's increasingly robust expressions of discontent.

Japanese companies are benefiting from increasingly robust economic growth this year, fueled by exports to China and a fledgling rebound in consumer spending.

Growing frustration with the problems these buildings engendered, combined with an increasingly robust economy, helped reduce their numbers sharply.

Despite the prolonged downturn that followed the attacks of Sept. 11, the dining scene in the financial district has become increasingly robust.

Inflation remains well contained, despite an increasingly robust economy and the lingering effects of pinched oil supplies earlier in the year, Government figures showed today.

Among their goals: staying competitive with an increasingly robust China, imposing common border security regulations and encouraging more collaboration across a range of industries.

The evolution of crabs is characterised by an increasingly robust body, and a reduction in the abdomen.

The knee and ankle joints became increasingly robust to better support increased weight.

But recently, in an increasingly robust labor market, employees have felt secure enough to press on overtime issues and to leave work they see as exploitative.

The deterioration continued at least into 1993, despite an increasingly robust economy.