1.   As the empire grew, its new territories needed to be protected.

2.   As the decades wore on, the Disney empire grew and Walt Disney continued to look for new ways to entertain people and to challenge himself.

3.   As the empire has grown, so have efforts to protect it.

4.   Over the last decade, the Carlyle empire has grown to span three continents and include investments in most corners of the world.

5.   The empire had grown through conquest and negotiation.

6.   The empire grew with its sales of mustache cups, egg whips, pie plates and flour dredges.