1.   At the same, the company has stepped up its spending to expand into products that allow corporate employees to work together by exchanging documents.

2.   It is not earning as much, however, as it has in other downturns because it has increased its spending to expand in rapidly growing parts of Asia.

3.   Still, that amount pales in comparison to what some other REITs have spent expanding their portfolios.

4.   The big companies are spending to expand their networks now in hopes of eventually being able to recover their costs through advertising revenues and transaction fees.

5.   The money could be better spent expanding treatment programs that might actually reduce drug abuse and help these offenders lead productive lives.

6.   The slowdown in business growth has allowed it to reduce spending to expand its network.

7.   He suggested the money could be better spent expanding health care coverage to poor people.

8.   Rate cuts stimulate economic growth by making it easier for businesses to borrow and spend to expand.