1.   As the Gothic period advanced, buildings became larger and higher, window and doorway openings increased in size so the churches were flooded with light.

2.   There were complaints that the building had become an eyesore, and that asbestos used in its construction was a danger to children tempted to play there.

3.   Mr Whitehouse said he feared the building was becoming unsafe.

4.   As a result, more and more buildings became vacant on Main Street, and the population dropped.

5.   Between the two, the GM building could become a fully occupied government center.

6.   A. For a while, after Bilbao, museum buildings became more important than the art inside.

7.   Almost everyone involved in the reclamation effort agrees on what the buildings should not become.

8.   But in fact the building becomes more disturbing when Eisenman lowers the volume.

9.   But the building became so rundown that the government had to ring it with huge nets to protect passers-by from falling tiles.

10.   Carlson spokesman Tom Polski said he could neither confirm nor deny that the building will become a Regent hotel.