The high rate of growth in recent years has caused traffic problems during morning and evening rush hour.
Its extreme rate of fuel consumption causes it to live a very short time, typically 3 to 5 million years.
Higher rates could cause some people - probably the healthiest, with least need of insurance - to drop their coverage.
The rates, he said, caused sales to drop and builders to put off projects.
Conversely, too-high a rate of twist can also cause problems.
Her higher metabolism rate caused her to age more rapidly than the rest of us.
Life moves at a sleepy pace in Cuba, but the slow rate of growth can cause problems for the country's economy.
Lower rates would likely cause the dollar to fall.
By contrast, in much of the third world, the rates are causing population explosions.
Supply problems and a high rate of illness during the summer caused the Army to abandon several forts.