I can describe China, especially in relation to big cities like Beijing, in one sentence China is a country whose pace of life is both fast and leisurely.

According to data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the number of Internet users continues to grow at a fast pace, having reached 875.6 million at the end of 2004, a 22.7 per cent increased compared to 2003.

By contrast, the countries in East and South Asia that bucked this trend in the 1980s were able to maintain a fast and reasonably stable pace of capital accumulation for most of the 1990s (UNCTAD, 2003 65 73).

Pace yourself.

He quickened his pace, almost to a jog now.

The things are coming out at a faster pace.

Wow, she s got a lot of pace, I m impressed!

We're used to get things ready when we approach anything due to fast pace of life and due to our sense that there will not be an answer if we can't find it in 3 minutes.

China is reforming its policy, as a part of a move to a more market determined exchange rate. In the past year, the RMB has appreciated by 6 , but the pace is not fast enough to reduce China s global trade surplus, its internal imbalances, or foreign exchange market pressures.

But things are also changing at a very rapid pace.

A fast GTK Image Viewer

A fast network logon cracker

I bought a fast car.

You are a fast learner.

His pace was slower.

Redwood time moves at a more stately pace than human time.

The judiciary is being gradually consolidated, albeit at a slow pace.

Israeli domestic preparations for the withdrawal continue at a rapid pace.

So, fast forward a few years.

This is a very fast movement.

A fast and secure web browser

A small and fast BitTorrent client

The dunes here move southward at a pace of around 600 meters a year.

A fast and lightweight IDE using wxPython

A fast and lightweight IDE using GTK2

I lead a fast way of living.

Tom pulled a fast one on you.

The ECB Picks Up The Pace

We must speed up the pace.

That's a production line and a very fast one.

A fast way to change the KHTML settings

A networked, fast paced 3D first person shooter

Tom's a beginner, but he catches on fast.

Aid for trade is fast becoming a necessity.

Women usually staff lower levels and are promoted at a slower pace than men.

The overall literacy rate in Pakistan has been improving although at a slow pace.

Progress there has also been achieved at the pace expected of a State party.

But sometimes, like today, we fall, we fall so fast, so fast to shadow, we fall so fast to barbaria.

As I walked out, her pace slowed.

And that urbanization is extraordinary, accelerated pace.

Now, let me make a fast replay of Botswana.

So, in a city, you have to work fast.

This is a fast and effective way of communication.

Don't try to pull a fast one on me!

Real GDP growth continued at a modest pace in 2004 in the Pacific island economies.