1.   Bank deposits expand through a process of credit creation.

2.   And most of these big drug makers, such as Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., have their own generic company subsidiaries, which are expanding through acquisition.

3.   As recently as June, Fields Aircraft was considering expanding through acquisitions.

4.   At the time, the island consisted of only a few acres, which over the years have been expanded through landfill.

5.   Augustine said the companies had decided to expand through a stock-swap merger because outright purchases of military companies had become too expensive.

6.   Bands of strong thunderstorms will sweep across the interior Southeastern states as very humid air expands through the region.

7.   Bayer said it is planning to expand through acquisitions and ventures in emerging markets.

8.   Based in San Jose, Calif., the company is looking to expand through hotels in New York, Boston, Atlanta and Chicago.

9.   BMW has expanded through growth and its acquisition several years ago of Rover Group of Britain.

10.   Aerospace electronics specialist Whittaker Corp. issued a bullish outlook with a promise to expand through the purchase of rivals.