Because the number was so high, investigators expanded their investigation to include the years 1986, '87 and '88.

Then the state convened a grand jury and expanded its investigation.

He is starting with the city's overall financial operations, and may expand his investigation into other areas, like the schools and the industrial development agency.

Archeologists said they suspected that the area around the cave was a village and hoped to expand their investigation next year.

Long after their attention has turned elsewhere, she expands her investigation in any way that works.

In expanding its investigation to other bid cities, the committee is almost certain to be embarrassed by more revelations.

But the letter stopped short of asking the agency to expand its 16-month investigation to include the Explorer's design.

The Government plans to expand its investigation into debt-ridden securities firms and insurance companies closed last year.

In the letter the company received, the agency proposed expanding its investigation to include all such tests done in Montreal over the last five years.

As a result, the department has expanded its investigation into where the ground beef came from.