"Downtown Dubai has matured quite a lot over the past 18 months, " Ms. Everett-Allen said.
Online and social distribution channels have also matured, cutting the time between development and profitability.
As their markets matured and as they matured as companies, organic growth began to moderate.
We all know that the internet has matured into the hub of the modern global marketplace.
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Key segments of the cardiac device market, particularly the pacemaker business, have matured into slow-growth operations.
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But as the capability matured, it became more prevalent and therefore less of a core differentiator.
"The PlayStation 3 has matured into a fantastic gaming system, " wrote CNET's Jeff Bakalar.
However, this is the first thing that the bank did once my loans had matured.
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As the boomer generation matured, married, found jobs and shouldered mortgages, so the crime rate fell.
The prevailing form of management in the industrial era has gradually matured over the past 150 years.
It's matured thanks to the growing move to portable computing, which emphasised low power components, he said.
Fortu-nately, those markets have matured in Asia right along with the needs of companies that use them.
The battle between protectionists and free-traders, for example, was resolved with tariffs that shrank as industries matured.
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Like others in the reformist camp, his views have matured and changed over the past 20 years.
As in America and other countries where the beer market has matured, growth is slow or non-existent.
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This may seem trivial, but Linux has matured by leaps and bounds in the past few years.
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Our friendship has grown and matured throughout the decades, and every day it is filled with new life.
In manufacturing, components have been engineered and standardized to make the entire process of sourcing matured and efficient.
It's a sign that the Palms has matured--blossomed, in fact--into one of the best hotels in the Caribbean.
As the social-network giant has matured, it has become paranoid that a sexier start-up will woo its customers.
It is sometimes forgotten as Dr Mahathir has matured that he started out in politics as a revolutionary.
Mason has matured into an athletic young man with the physique as well as the desire to play football.
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The striker does divide opinion but his supporters say that he has matured in his two seasons at Samp.
This is because the the chipset technology had not matured enough to provide integrated cellular modems with LTE capabilities.
"I think we've got some guys in here that have matured over the years, " head coach Jack Capuano said.
As an industry, high-frequency trading grew, peaked and matured in three years flat.
In technology, private-equity interest has grown as the industry has matured, and cash-flow and profitability have become more predictable.
You meet income needs with money you get from matured principal and interest.
Apart from its superb screen and intuitive interface, Apple iPhone has matured a good deal over the past year.
In addition, the private-equity industry has matured since its beginnings in the 1970s.
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