If the coalition has to engage Iraq's forces on the ground, the war's toll could mount rapidly.

During the fighter sweeps of the summer, his score mounted rapidly.

She was on hand to add a few more actual cripples to the rapidly mounting list.

Then the smaller figure began to move, slowly at first but with rapidly mounting speed.

The quality and quantity of Earth observations continue to mount rapidly.

The financial and human toll of the drought are mounting rapidly.

A pack costs nearly $2 now, but public pressure for higher cigarette taxes is mounting rapidly.

Concern over the progress of the cleanup is mounting rapidly here.

Her response mounted rapidly, and Blade knew that he would not need to bold himself back.

The number of bottles on the table mounted rapidly.