1.   As businesses mature, they often outgrow their creator and -- if they are to prosper -- need to evict him.

2.   As the business has matured, shoestring entrepreneurs who made beer in their kitchens tended to fall by the wayside.

3.   Growing mutual fund assets is getting harder as the business matures, analysts say.

4.   The investment produced big returns for Lee, which decided to cash in because the business has matured, analysts said.