1.   And, of course, the shadow of George Steinbrenner looms larger with each loss.

2.   As the fungus underground grows, the rings get a little larger with each appearance.

3.   By killing off much of the bacteria in the stomach, antibiotics allow animals to absorb more food and thus grow larger with less feed.

4.   September is peeking around the corner, which means October will loom larger with every tick of the clock.

5.   Skinner was asked if he had prepared his team for the bandwagon that is sure to become larger with each victory.

6.   Social Security is an issue that looms larger with each election, as the baby boom nears retirement age.

7.   The debates have begun to loom larger with the emergence of signs that the race between Bush and Gore is tightening.

8.   Thus as the universe expands, the total vacuum energy, and the repulsive force associated with it, would grow larger with time.