31.   And the company appears to have expansion plans.

32.   And the expansion plans at the Holocaust memorial have been postponed for the moment by a dispute over financing between Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Gov. George Pataki.

33.   And the Grand Union deal, by departing from the basic formula, suggests to some that Ahold may at times be pushing its expansion plans too hard.

34.   And we think our expansion plan would solve that problem.

35.   And two bond measures made expansion plans possible.

36.   And, if Barak indeed signed off on the expansion plans, it is possible that he believes he can take a gamble with this move.

37.   AOL Time Warner declined to comment on its expansion plans in Europe.

38.   Any grand expansion plans may have to be shelved, however.

39.   As a result, Apple South said it will beef up hiring while cutting its expansion plans.

40.   Armed with ambitious expansion plans, companies went on a borrowing binge through most of the last decade.