1.   And expansion by acquisition appears to many to be the easiest way to do it.

2.   At last, the economic expansion appears to be lifting a lot of boats.

3.   Expansion sometimes appears haphazard.

4.   For smaller companies, particularly in Brooklyn and Queens, a modest expansion even appears to be under way.

5.   Its foreign expansion appears to be just beginning, and its supercenters, which include grocery stores, are proving popular.

6.   The longest unbroken expansion in history appears to have diminished perceptions of dwindling U.S. economic power.

7.   Partly for that reason, actual expansion appears at least a year off despite eagerness of Central European nations to join.

8.   For now, however, the expansion appears to be moderating without the help of higher rates.

9.   The expansion appears to have the tacit approval of the government.

10.   With telecommunication giants now setting their sights on the Net, its expansion appears to be pure economic logic.