The population of Plano initially grew slowly, reaching 1,304 in 1900 and increasing to 3,695 in 1960.

The bank initially grew rapidly through absorbing a number a regional banks that got into financial trouble.

It initially grew around the wool combing industry, until the onset of the plague, which swept the town from 1663 to 1665.

Since 1915 when Kluang was founded, the area initially grew as a rubber planting district.

Boomtowns can often decrease in size as fast as they initially grew.

The village initially grew slowly; significant expansion only came after the coming of a railroad in 1852.

The city grew initially as a market town with specialism within the woollen trade.

Roots may initially grow well in such a hole, but they often struggle to break out into the surrounding soil.

The town grew initially, reporting a population of 250 in the 1920s.

Growing from eight volumes initially, he published 40 works last year.