11.   And the parent empire is, reportedly, rather frugal.

12.   But is the empire too big?

13.   But like Sweden itself, the Wallenberg business empire is under siege these days by the forces of the global economy.

14.   But law enforcement officials around the world say he is above all a heroin dealer, whose narcotics empire is one of the largest in the world.

15.   But like Sweden itself, the Wallenberg business empire is under siege these days.

16.   But the Wallenberg empire today is vastly more complex and unwieldy.

17.   Could the Time-Life empire be far behind?

18.   He declines to estimate what his wine empire is worth or how much debt he has accumulated.

19.   His new empire is composed of far-flung elements that, under the best of circumstances, often are corrupt and ineffective.

20.   In Hong Kong, the Tung shipping empire is almost legendary.