1.   Always on the lookout for new talent and ideas, Schramm expanded his influence far beyond Chicago.

2.   And through the years, he expanded his influence in the business and eventually acquired majority ownership.

3.   Another NATO member, Turkey, is expanding its influence in the troubled Caucasus region.

4.   Besides expanding his influence in the gambling world, Wynn is also hoping to have an impact in national politics.

5.   After its creation in Afghanistan, bin Laden recognized that global unrest presented his organization with opportunities to expand its influence, as well as pump its financial machine.

6.   But a more open approach to the arms embargo might have brought the same results without expanding Iranian influence in the region and short-circuiting American democracy.

7.   But Khatami has skillfully used his popularity to expand his influence.

8.   Dahlan tried in the last year to expand his influence into the West Bank.

9.   Federation is attractive to many Russians because it would expand Russian influence and give the country a long border with the West.

10.   Heine frequently expands its influence in such situations by gaining allies among other investors who specialize in buying distressed securities.