1.   The securities scandal -- involving the secret reimbursement of favoured clients for losses sustained through the vagaries of the market -- continued to expand during August.

2.   And in some places formal schooling was greatly expanded during the same period.

3.   After expanding aggressively during the downturn, Donaldson, Lufkin reaped the benefits when the market boomed again a few years later.

4.   Do not pack tightly because the stuffing will expand during roasting.

5.   He said the family never expressed a desire to expand during the two years they were negotiating.

6.   Hughes said the family never expressed a desire to expand during the two years they were negotiating.

7.   It was one of many places developed or expanded during the Soviet era to exploit gold, uranium, coal, tungsten and other natural resources.

8.   Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for the low-income and disabled, has historically expanded during times of recession to cover Americans who become unemployed.

9.   Normally, productivity falls during a recession and expands during a recovery.

10.   Retailers have been expanding during the last several years, leading many analysts to conclude the country simply has too many stores.