1.   Degrees such as media studies have enjoyed huge growth as universities have expanded the number of places to meet ambitious government targets.

2.   In California and Florida, state funding and technical assistance for career academies have greatly expanded the number of such programs statewide.

3.   It is certainly encouraging that parents, not government, are choosing to expand the number of integrated schools in the Province.

4.   American Express also said it will expand the number of no-load mutual funds it offers through a new service called Fund Source.

5.   American pilots feared they would lose jobs as American expanded the number of routes flown by regional jets.

6.   Among other things, the new legislation would ease restrictions on local and long-distance phone companies, and expand the number of television stations one company can own.

7.   American General should be able to easily integrate USLife into its existing businesses, allowing it to expand the number of customers while cutting overlapping operations and lowering expenses.

8.   An alliance would allow Marriott to focus on its plans to expand the number of hotels it owns or operates worldwide, analysts said.

9.   And they plan to expand the number of workers in the five regional offices outside New York City, which they found were also shorthanded.

10.   Another possibility is for a federal legislative change to expand the number of waivers a state can request.