outpace

The exodus to urban areas had reduced pressure on rural land, but the growth of slums had outpaced urban development.
L'exode vers les zones urbaines a réduit la pression sur la terre rurale, mais la croissance des taudis a été plus rapide que l'aménagement de l'environnement urbain.
The ever increasing workload in the Section had reached a point where the number of incoming applications had outpaced the capacity of the office to deal with them.
La charge de travail toujours plus lourde de la Section avait atteint un niveau tel que le nombre de demandes reçues avait dépassé les capacités de traitement de ses services.
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