1.   And the Met went into a global expansion mode.

2.   And Western Pacific is in an expansion mode that could eventually see its routes reach eastward into the New York area.

3.   Acuity Corp., an Austin company developing software for the Internet, is among those in the expansion mode.

4.   At least one big U.S. steelmaker is in an expansion mode.

5.   The auto market is in a strong expansion mode in Southeast Asia.