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The forest grew slowly; the forest spread extensively; the forest swayed rhythmically under the wind... Lots of possibilities, why the question?
It grew slowly since nobody bothered to build settlements
the businesses in New Netherlands were to built, tall, narrow, brick houses like the ones in the Netherlands. They also grew gardens behind the houses, they grew in neat rows of veggies.
New France grew slowly because of the diseases that were spreading and the harsh weather conditions.
Pope John Paul II grew up in Poland which came under communist control.
Rice
Yes
Cities grew slowly because their way of life was so unfamiliar to 19th century Americans. They were well established in a rural economy.
Because the South depends on Farming more
Industry grew slowly , so Russia remained largely agricultural
The central government grew weaker and the noble families grew stronger and as the noble families(daimyos) grew power the law of the central government slowly lost its power so the emperor lost it power.
I am not sure what you want to know. Just about everything that could grow, grew under President Reagan- the population, the deficit, the cherry trees, defense spending.