How To Use Growing In A Sentence

The extended period of damage was probably brought on by the cool/wet growing conditions.
Human relations do not always rely on meeting each other in person every day. When we talk about relationships between people on either side of the border, just a few thousand miles can’t keep love from growing and blooming into a beautiful bonding. Gulzar
The look lasts around 24 hours before the saline is absorbed into the body and is part of the growing Japanese body modification scene. The Sun
FEARS were growing for a missing schoolgirl after police found her phone dumped in a park. The Sun
We now read that men are to be targeted with a range of pink summer wearables by the high-street fashion chains 'cashing in' on the growing phenomenon of ' metrosexuality.

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We are trialling it for commercial growing for the first time in this country.
It seems the interest in an intelligent house is rapidly growing.
Minerva has noticed a growing enthusiasm for using infant bath seats in adult bathtubs.
One major advantage of growing in containers is that you can keep plants free of common soilborne fungal diseases: verticillium and fusarium wilt.
There is growing anticipation that the prime minister will have to resign.
The problem of religion secularization rose to an agenda as the growing of human self - awareness.
Acrylic is perhaps the fastest-growing segment of the glazing market.
We realized with a sense of growing desperation that nobody knew we were in there.
With rising medical costs growing by leaps and bounds, only the exclusive with mounds of $$$ will beable to afford it. Obama says health care delay is OK 'to get it right'
There is growing agitation for reform of local government.
I never kept a diary when I was growing up but I did receive them as Christmas presents and loved the idea of documenting my daily and dull doings.
Normally, even in icy winter, the furnace in constant use gave warmth enough, supplemented by an electric convector heater in the gallery, but by the time help arrived for Baxter I had wrapped him in my jacket and everything else handy, and he was still growing cold to the touch. Shattered
Surely one of the agonizing attributes of our post – September 11 age is the unending need to reaffirm realities that have been proved, and proved again, but just as doggedly denied by those in power, forcing us to live trapped between two narratives of present history, the one gaining life and color and vigor as more facts become known, the other growing ever paler, brittler, more desiccated, barely sustained by the life support of official power. 'The Moment Has Come to Get Rid of Saddam'
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was. Abraham Lincoln
But isn't there also a growing problem with counterfeit phony drugs, pharmaceuticals, as well?
I thought we were never going to reach it; and then, almost unexpectedly, we suddenly came upon it - a small but ancient village, rising up on a slight eminence, but concealed from view by big clumps of tall-growing reeds.
I finally understood the slowly growing heat rise in the lake — it was energy leakage from whatever that mascon really was, some very exotic bloc of matter, a giant quark, something. The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection
Some kind of creeper was even growing across the windowpane, trying to get into the house. READY?
Growing in part shade, the clusters of pure white bell-shaped flowers look their best as the sun moves from them and they are left to give a patch of light in front of a dark-leaved heuchera.
Garden walls and fences may offer protection from cold, but the wind can push forward any shrubs growing against them. Times, Sunday Times
A growing body of evidence supports the supposition that the quantitative depletion of mtDNA, once thought to be a consequence of type 2 diabetes, could be a causative factor in pathogenesis.
Although efforts to divert single-use batteries from the waste stream are growing, only a patchwork of regulations currently exists, depending on where you live.
It's the equivalent of a course in arboriculture for the amateur gardener and landscape professional, including the history and culture of trees, suggesting the climates where you might find them growing. Books to inspire endeavors in landscape design, gardening
Based on my experience growing up lower middle class (which experience seems in short supply amongst posters on this blog) I can tell you that the industries where tax evasion is most common are those where you get paid under the table, or where you get a 1099. Taxes and Market Time, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Mumbai is one of the fastest growing cities in the world but it is sprawling outwards because of restrictive planning laws. Times, Sunday Times
The market is one of growing complexity, dynamism and openness.
It was growing increasingly obvious as I defended myself against her attack that she was simply toying with me, drawing out my technique as a schoolmaster draws recitations from his students.
Police, park rangers and animal charities say that dangerous dogs are being used by gangs as status symbols and becoming a growing public menace. Times, Sunday Times
Shortage of water is a growing problem.
Farm shops go from strength to strength and growing vegetables in allotments is fashionable. Times, Sunday Times
But a growing number accept school phobia as a valid reason to keep their little ones out of the classroom. The Sun
She took her mind's wisdom as a way of showing her growing maturity.
You will soon have a thick, impenetrable hedge to enclose the fast-growing butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii (coppice it annually to promote flowers), or the heavenly blue blooms of enthusiastic ceanothus thrysiflorus.
There was a growing consensus that the Prime Minister should resign.
Growing my own fresh herbs saves me easily $35-50 per year… I grow my own oregano, basil, lemon balm, lemon thyme, chives, sage, and cilantro.
There is a growing perception that the decision-making is remote, opaque, and even undemocratic.
While I've been under the weather things have been growing in the fields and hedges, turning my little world back to a green and pleasant place.
The 1933 elections demonstrated the growing right wing reaction against left wing republican parties.
We ask you to add your voice to the growing chorus of condemnation of Australia's refugee program.
Growing up bilingual in English and German, Hobsbawm picked up three or four other languages along the way (he reproves monoglot historians for their provincialism).
Absently coiling a blonde curl around her fingers she re-examined the office she was gradually growing familiar with.
In the countryside, on the contrary, more hands were needed to work the fields in grain-growing regions, and males contracted marriages at younger ages to increase the rural labour supply.
The garden includes a conservatory for growing exotic plants. Times, Sunday Times
Increasing westernisation of food and drink products there has helped pizza become the fastest growing category of the prepared meals sector.
They had also failed to grasp public unease about the growing pressure on jobs and public services. Times, Sunday Times
In addition, kudzu ranked second-highest in terms of its potential impact on natural systems, because it is capable of overgrowing and decimating mature stands of trees.
Opened in 2007, the family-run Forte S ā o Jo ā o da Barra is part of a small but growing band of hotels running countercurrent to the wave of mass tourism that has swept over much of the Algarve region during the past 40 years. Portugal's Alluring Hideaways
DOES anyone share my disenchantment with a culture that seems to be growing of downright rudeness in business dealings? The Sun
Cardamine tangutorum wild vegetable planted artificially could markedly improve the biomass of degraded ecosystem, and this kind of wild vegetable is more suitable for growing in the forest.
Anna stopped to examine a plant growing by the stream.
How well all its accessaries, all its decorations, are proportioned and harmonised -- growing lighter as they rise higher. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847
Time will never change my love that is far more than you know.And it keeps growing deeper and deeper as days come and go.Happy birthday,my love!
It does; and now two drummers join in, they weave a polyrhythm that brings in one guitar and some pops from a banjo, oh this groove is young but it's growing, and people are starting to move. Archive 2007-10-01
Walls were crumbling and ivy was growing inside. Times, Sunday Times
Long sympathetic neurons and sensory neurons, with particular reference to those of the dorsomedial quadrant of spinal ganglia in chick embryo [12], provided a most valuable system for demonstrating the three main activities of NGF, i.e., 1) its vital trophic role during the early developmental stages, 2) its property of enhancing differentiative processes such as neurite outgrowth, and 3) of guiding the growing or regenerating neurites along its own concentration gradient. [ Nobel Lecture The Nerve Growth Factor: Thirty-Five Years Later
Afghanistan in March 2003, 'af' was established as Afghanistan's domain name; Internet access is growing through Internet cafes as well as public "telekiosks" in Kabul (2002) The 2007 CIA World Factbook
His brother now had to assume responsibility for them as well as for his own growing family, particularly when it soon became evident that his sister-in-law, Ethel, could not cope.
A growing segment of our society longs for a return to traditional values.
The drought has caused great harm to the growing of wheat in the province, with more than about 733,000 hectares of wheat land unable to be sown.
There is growing agitation for reform of local government.
I have certainly run into references to growing them in brackish setups, but I have ever seen any pictures or real descriptions and wonder if these might just be based on biotope records. Brackish tank project
He is one of the best producers on the coast and his family has been growing lemons there for six generations. Times, Sunday Times
The flaw in this style is it's concentricity, which will no longer convince growing adherence by new audiences - since increased accessibility to information has changed the rules of argumentation. Come Here Said the Spider to the Fly
With careers and raises often hanging in the balance, few instructors can afford to displease the growing number of disengaged students making evaluation forms.
CACI is a fast-growing billion dollar information technology firm with an intriguing sideline in intelligence.
Evidence has been growing that shows cash transfers to be an effective means of helping the poor. Christianity Today
The defence budget was still growing.
These are examples of a growing body of research that suggests humans have an affinity towards nature.
This has been going on for a week or so now, growing in intensity, and I reckon it'll reach a peak tomorrow or the day after.
As for the future, Earle and Buckland hope to keep their company growing while staying true to what they call their precious recipe. Organic Beauty: Laura Katzenberg
The company has Centre for Insurance and Risk Management tripled its staff in the past 12 months, hiring (CIRM), estimates that India's OTC weather experts in agronomy and agricultural mete - derivatives market is worth around $1 billion. orology to meet growing demand. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
But the gap between regions with a small public sector and heavily dependent areas is growing, the research shows. Times, Sunday Times
Pavilions of Splendour is the brainchild of Gwyn Headley who says the idea was born from a growing demand for unusual properties.
The stitch in her side was growing more and more painful with each step.
The problem is that members are growing older and more wrinkled - and the younger generation do not quite see the point. Times, Sunday Times
Everything grew at a huge pace - you could practically hear the fruit and blossom trees growing. Times, Sunday Times
The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers. The Baronet's Bride
The Government began scouring the country for land that could be turned over to growing crops. The Sun
Doctors are selling because complying with the ever-growing list of mandates has become more cumbersome; and while staff physicians on salary do gain predictability, they also lose the autonomy of independent practice. Big Insurance, Big Medicine
Pasgen allowed himself to be divested of three of the amulets he had marked because to fail to chaffer would also mark him as unusual; however, he was growing impatient and finally made as if to throw down the amulets he was holding and walk away. Ill Met By Moonlight
Despite the growing protests of the medical establishment, boxing still thrives at the championship level.
China's insatiable demand for commodities to feed its fast-growing economy has led to rampant global demand for most metals. Times, Sunday Times
It's a shared space and has heathers, ferns, gorse and many wild flowers (not at this time of year) growing on it.
As a youngster growing up a small Mississippi town, Bob Dudley was a swimming prodigy with one of the speediest backstrokes in the state. New BP boss Bob Dudley 'doesn't need to fake his empathy for the Gulf coast'
Earnings growth driven by growing sales is far more relevant and important than earnings growth driven by cost savings. AHEAD OF THE MARKET
With such a short growing season, 200-year-old trees look like saplings.
But when the time came to strike out on his own, instead of livestock farming he plumped for growing and selling organic fruit and vegetables. Times, Sunday Times
But teams are working on growing them. The Sun
The umbilical flow velocity waveform of a normally growing fetus has high-velocity diastolic flow, while in cases of intrauterine growth restriction, the umbilical artery diastolic flow is diminished.
Chuck was happy that his daughter was smart enough to jump a grade, but at the same time, it disturbed him. She was growing up so fast.
Some of the most rapidly growing towns in the mid-nineteenth century were the very antithesis of industrial centres: these were the seaside resorts, fashionable spas, and tourist attractions, such as Rome.
Earlier this year, Felix pled guilty to money-laundering charges growing out of his arrest on drug and bribery charges.
Yet another, though less obvious, militarist threat was now growing.
Wi-fi providers have targeted a growing number of potential venues within which to establish access points, including hotels, airports, phone booths and restaurants.
With a growing economy, opportunities also abound at home. Times, Sunday Times
A country that imports wheat rather than growing it locally therefore saves 1,000 cubic metres of water for every tonne it imports.
And another big one, of course, is the growing number of people who have no family doctor and no hope of getting one, either, because years ago the government (composed of people who NEVER make any mistakes) decided there were too many doctors and limited enrollment in med schools across the country. ProWomanProLife » Abortion politics in the USA
There I saw the first olive tree ever planted in Australia; the Cork-tree in luxuriance; the Caper growing among rocks, the English Oak, the horse chestnut, broom, magnificent mulberry trees of thirty-five years growth, umbrageous and green, great variety of roses in hedges, also climbing roses.
Did the jury feel that some of the most damning evidence against Scott Peterson was his own erratic behavior, such as dyeing his hair, growing a beard, preparing to leave the country? CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2004
You see, the laserdisc has been around for more than 20 years and qualifies as the slowest-growing format of all time with about 2 million users.
Her mental condition slowly deteriorates with her growing dependence on a fantasy she is unable to control.
A small baobab tree is growing out of the filth in the middle of the concrete-lined ditch.
Advances in regenerative medicine means it's possible for damaged body parts to be regrown from human cells, and 60 Minutes featured the growing area of study. Growing Body Parts From Human Cells: '60 Minutes' Examines Idea (VIDEO)
Worst of them is the failure to show us the beanstalk growing. Times, Sunday Times
That is not to say some well-known names are not worth growing. The Sun
There is another way to weigh this trend, however: maybe readers and viewers are not so much growing insular as searching for meaning in a vast universe of fact and factoid, and embracing a political bent is one way of organizing it.
The effects of UV on microorganisms growing under conditions prevalent during the early Precambrian Aeon are examined.
It comes amid growing fears of the threat of drones to passenger planes. The Sun
Dense leaf pubescence is widespread among plants growing at very high elevations.
It is the fastest growing section of the Anglican Church, with more than one third of Anglican churchgoers claiming to be Evangelicals.
To reduce the height of a fast growing rambling rose on an upright trellis, try looping and tying the flowering canes as shown.
Growing heritage vegetables to use in period recipes is also a gardening interest of Sue's.
An increased consciousness of conceptual systems as necessary fictions accompanies a growing awareness of the conventions of narrative.
Average wages are growing almost three times as fast. The Sun
Female reindeer rule over males during the short season when males have shed their antlers prior to growing new ones and the females have not yet shed theirs.
I didn't witness the circle of darkness, growing from the antisolar point like the mouth of a coal-black cosmic worm, gaping to swallow the world. Free Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Quarantine 1 - Greg Egan
Intravenous immunoglobulin prophylaxis and therapy is being given for a growing list of indications in the fields of immunology, neurology, hematology, and oncology.
Through the efforts at Collier's Reserve, there are now 200 identified species of birds on site and a growing population of rare gopher tortoises.
Even the good news was marred by signs that the anti-agreement camp within his own party is growing.
Now, that's acceptable for a six year old growing up in New England, but we can handle a more accurate version of history.
Pressure has been intensified by a number of high-profile libel cases and a growing realisation the legal costs in such cases are completely ruinous.
The truth is that their are promising the earth without having the faintest idea of how to pay for their ever growing wishlist.
But it seems that a growing number of landlords are relying on rental income long before retirement to supplement their squeezed earnings. Times, Sunday Times
There are growing concerns about a lack of scrutiny and measurement of voluntourism, as more commercial tour operators enter what was previously the realm of non-profit organisations.
They are smothered by sediment, and choked by algae growing on nutrient rich sewage and fertilizer run-off.
It has grown more than two metres high this year despite being in a relatively small container and has covered a decent area of wall with its ferny foliage with a few stems finding their way into the bamboo growing nearby.
Business leaders criticised the lack of lending to new and fast-growing businesses. The Sun
I love catching a glimpse of the unexpected flower growing through cracks in a sidewalk, or the furry and feathered critters dodging us humans in their quest for food and shelter.
Shareholders should remember that opportunities do not end at Dover and consider international diversification into some of the most rapidly growing economies in the world. Times, Sunday Times
The inner parts of the planet were squeezed under the growing weight of the accumulating outer parts.
The survey, taken last November, shows that order intake from the UK was still growing but the growth had slowed.
Growing up in Cavite, my family didn’t have much money. ‘Paying it forward’ – recovery in the Philippines
Growing up as the post-Cold War generation, in a cushy house and being provided for, punk bands do not know what politics are about, or why they should bother.
Alpine strawberry plants last for three growing seasons.
There were also some fine tamarisk trees growing near the pond.
Now the company is growing and its profits are climbing. Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur
The film plays like a classical symphony on the withering of age and the resilience of a couple's love under growing strain. Times, Sunday Times
The gap between the haves and have nots - both between the United States and the developing world, and between the rich and the poor within the developing countries - was growing.
The wall was old and crumbling with plants growing in the interstices between/in/of the bricks.
It is a useful addition to the growing volume of material available covering spreadsheet techniques of interest to scientists.
There is a growing concern among neurologists that, in many cases, patients and other doctors aren't recognizing or acting on the symptoms of a mini-stroke, a warning sign that often means a larger, more devastating stroke is on its way.
He faces growing hostility in the Middle East. Times, Sunday Times
India, on the other hand, has progressively unshackled its economy from bureaucratic controls since 1991 to become one of the fastest growing economies with an average growth rate of over six percent in recent years.
OK, those who insist on going to Antarctica or the Sahara for their hols may not see many plants, but everywhere else things are growing which will brighten up even the dullest of trips.
The girls confront each other about their dead mom and their growing estrangement.
Organic milk is now a fast-growing part of the organic foods industry.
Without the alchemy that each green leaf performs from sunup to sundown during the growing season, life simply could not be.
Well, often what you'll see in a pergola is a lot more lattice going in closer together and going perpendicular to that, creating the surface for the growing vine and to block sun, of course. CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2005
Spurred by the growing popularity of judo, especially in European countries, a new generation of non-Japanese judoka are coming of age -- and they're changing the nature of the game. Judo power shift
Faced with the reality of being alone for the first time she talked openly and honestly with John about her feelings: her disgust with herself, her fear of failing at her job, her growing conviction that her childlessness was a punishment, and the frequent wish that she could simply die and put an end to her misery. Alcohol and The Addictive Brain
His lines of crosscutting holes were growing very short. All Gold Canon
Mr. Silber argues that humint has proven even more valuable than sigint in detecting and thwarting homegrown threats—the fastest-growing category of militant Islamist terror. How the NYPD Foiled the Post-9/11 Terror Plots
I find it unsettling that Stalin used to toss breadballs at his wife during dinner, that he spoiled his children and that he loved growing mimosas.
Climatically, the gradual change view of the future assumes that agriculture will continue to thrive and growing seasons will lengthen.
The results also highlight a growing chasm between the borough's best and worst performing schools.
Are we growing our smaller and mediumsized companies and realizing their potential? Times, Sunday Times
There is growing public alarm at this increase in crime.
Their emblem of the Black Kraken, which the simple thought to represent a mere giant devilfish, actually depicted this pulsing, growing, black cloud of terror. Conan Of The Isles
Inevitably some claim to have spotted a growing bald spot. Times, Sunday Times
By now she's growing more fond of the kids, yet she never takes her eyes off the bonus money.
This made it an object of desire in the homes of the fast-growing bourgeoisie, creating a market greedy for the sheet music of Chopin's compositions that poured into the shops.
But however many were in the household, we would know that in her setting, her days would ordinarily be taken up with the hard, unrecompensed work of women of all ages: to feed and clothe and nurture her growing household.
Growing old is something a man has to accept.
There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.
The station had roses growing at each end of the platform.
During the growing season (late spring to autumn), keep the plant watered and apply a liquid feed every month, as the compost must be moist in winter.
Sets were well constructed and particularly effective were the scenes depicting the beanstalk growing - UV light and the shimmering silver of the sky at night, catching and reflecting the light around the hall.
Growing concern that the crisis would now spread to other vulnerable nations such as Portugal and Spain also spooked traders. Times, Sunday Times
The Boston division has been the fastest growing in the United States over the last ten years with 140,000 passenger trips made a day.
Feed herbs once a week when plants are actively growing, but not when dormant.
For the first time in 80 years, three of the four processions for the end of Holy Week, Semana Santa, were cancelled, thanks to mad billows blowing over every banner and stanchion and cordon, rain guttering from every rooftop, children's fingers growing waxy. Wind and heavy rain greet Britons who headed for Spanish sun at Easter
However, it is generally recognized that this assumption is applicable to virtually no solid tumor growing in vivo.
At a time when cultural events influenced by westernisation are fast becoming more popular among the younger generation, there is a growing concern that ancient and traditional arts would slowly fade away.
The subject is out of keeping with these letters, but unless some means can be found to reconcile colonial girls to service, I fear an evil is growing up in our midst which is likely to be even more baneful in its effects upon the community than the corresponding tendency to 'larrikinism' amongst colonial youths. Town Life in Australia
The history of tobacco growing is intimately associated with colonialism and slavery.
The growing spending power of the UK's Premiership stars has catapulted 21 new players onto the list.
Gardening, now ranked as America's number one outdoor activity, is growing like a weed.
The club sold its soul to the devil of capitalism, and whilst the short term gains were success, admiration, a growing international fan base and kudos, that avenue of hedonism has finally delivered the bill.
Grapefruit, bananas and cloves will soon be growing in Sheffield as the next phase of the regeneration of the city's Botanical Gardens nears completion.
Growing cities, overuse of fertilizers, and factories that heedlessly dump wastewater have degraded China's water supplies to the extent that half the nation's rivers and lakes are severely polluted.
These simple maintenance tasks keep your patio planters and window boxes looking their best throughout the growing season and help cold-climate gardeners prepare for winter.
When you see them growing in the wild, you realise just how tough they are. Times, Sunday Times
No man loves life like him that's growing old. Sophocles
President Nicolas Sarkozy has refused to give in to growing public pressure, insisting that the pension overhaul is needed to prevent the system from going broke. French Unions Announce More Strikes
Supporting fast-growing businesses is at odds with improving productivity, academics warn. Times, Sunday Times
She moved through the crowd, dodging elbows, murmuring apologies, aware of a growing panic inside.
In the best cereal-growing areas, arable farming may dominate the scene, with animals and grass taking second place.
You need a decent frost to split the growing bulb into individual cloves. Times, Sunday Times
There was a large interior patio, with fountain, trees and flowers; a large garden adjoined this filled with orange trees, banana plants and palms, with great masses of bougainvillea growing everywhere. Did you know? Cuautla, Mexico, has the world's oldest railway station building.
Today we have advice about growing another root vegetable, carrots.
With a growing demand for luxury products to reflect pedigree and personality, authentic rarity has become a design trend. Times, Sunday Times
Joining a germinal but growing movement, the soldiers represent that war-weariness and a desired return to sanity in the country.
This financial crisis is growing more serious by the hour.
Here ingenuity led to more advanced ways of growing food, by covering rafts of branches and roots with earth to create chinampas or floating gardens.
And it is thanks to a growing economy and investment rather than huge handouts. The Sun

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