11.   AD AGENCY ACQUISITION BINGE Several ad agencies are expanding through acquisitions.

12.   Both units also expect to expand through new products, he said.

13.   But he said that Hancock also hoped to expand through acquisition in Asia, where it is already doing business in several countries.

14.   By this reasoning, useful styles will tend to expand through a population until many members are behaving in very similar fashion.

15.   Chancellor has been expanding through acquisitions, building clusters of stations in large markets.

16.   Charlotte, North Carolina-based First Union, the sixth-largest U.S. bank, has been expanding through acquisitions.

17.   Crown Cork has also expanded through joint ventures in Argentina, China, Chile, Mexico, and the United Arab Emirates.

18.   Crown Cork expanded through joint ventures in Argentina, China, Chile, Mexico, and the United Arab Emirates.

19.   During his tenure, Babcock introduced initiatives that allowed the company to expand through mergers and acquisitions without stretching its management.

20.   For RWE, the deal represents its latest effort to expand through acquisitions.