1.   Since its inception, the business has expanded to become a national retail chain.

2.   If enough other counties join, the lawsuit could expand to become a statewide case filed by local governments.

3.   It expanded to become a general store selling electronics, kitchen gadgets and lawn furniture.

4.   She was a founder of the one-day Southampton Horse Show, which was expanding to become the Hampton Classic.

5.   The differences in heat, both teams of scientists said, were left behind by clumps of early, hot matter that eventually cooled and expanded to become galaxies.

6.   Wilder read and liked the story, and he agreed to an interview with Crowe, a project that expanded to become this book.

7.   It now is being expanded to become the parent company of the entities that distribute the rights worldwide, FIFA said in a statement.