51.   Since then, its rivals have begun to expand by buying single hotels, forging marketing alliances and signing franchising agreements.

52.   Some have expanded by hundreds of feet, said Jon Ove Hagen, professor of glaciology at the University of Oslo.

53.   Stores like Fairway, Gourmet Garage and the Vinegar Factory have all been expanding by opening new branches, enlarging their current locations or both.

54.   Some will be looking to expand by buying other businesses, and others will be looking to sell.

55.   Successful farmers have expanded by buying or renting quota-bearing land from the descendants of peanut farmers.

56.   Systems expand by capturing and using transient energy, Hiram goes on.

57.   That number is expected to expand significantly by the end of the decade, he said.

58.   That will give France greater influence as NATO expands by absorbing former members of the Soviet bloc.

59.   The agreement marks the latest in a flurry of acquisitions as North American major gold producers try to expand by purchasing rivals instead of exploration, analysts said.

60.   The Cactus League will expand by two teams next year when the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox begin training at a new facility in Tucson.