1.   He was thin, and there appeared to be dark patches growing in through the grey of his beard.

2.   In grass roots politics interest grows mostly through non-party political activities.

3.   Meanwhile Hobor predicts that the speciality chemical businesses will continue to grow through small niche acquisitions as well as internal growth through new products.

4.   The public sector continued to grow through a process of bureaucratic accretion financed by economic growth.

5.   A final move took Moyra to Dartmouth where Medau classes have grown through rallies and demonstrations including the Dartmouth Regatta -- can Medau movers really walk on water?

6.   Also, the company expects to grow through acquisition and franchising.

7.   An official at Dallas-based Wyndham declined to say whether his company has held talks with Renaissance, but said it is always looking to grow through acquisitions.

8.   Analysts say the company lacks the girth of rivals as they grow through acquisitions.

9.   And the company is growing through acquisitions of its own.

10.   And many technology companies have lost much of their value in recent months, making them cheaper to buy, should Rockwell choose to grow through acquisition.