1.   And the big picture is getting bigger by the minute.

2.   And the crowds are getting bigger by the day, for Barenaked Ladies are a true phenomenon.

3.   And San Paolo got bigger by acquiring the investment bank IMI.

4.   And with almost every major computer company now writing Linux code, that universe is getting bigger by the day.

5.   Big Government grows bigger by the hour.

6.   Each is racing to get bigger by gobbling up software firms and joining forces with giant service providers that help businesses build Web sites.

7.   Gaela planned to make it even bigger by enlarging the family room for wheelchair access, installing an elevator, adding a fire escape.

8.   Instinctively, he understood that he would get nothing out of whining about the obvious but could make himself bigger by staying above it.

9.   Once the track started to become full, the building could be made bigger by simply adding on to the end of the spiral.

10.   The firm is part of a growing list of money management companies that want to get bigger by making acquisitions.