In the last few weeks, they said, the investigation has grown increasingly serious, with a grand jury issuing subpoenas and taking testimony.

The investigation had just grown two orders of magnitude in complexity.

The investigation grew out of a crackdown on Colombian drug traffickers in Queens, officials said.

Doc's investigation into Joanna grows more urgent, and he finally tracks down her last address.

The investigation grew out of a larger inquiry into oil spills in the early 1990's.

The investigation had grown increasingly complex, but Dixon was attempting to put his head in the sand.

As the investigation grew, other groups affiliated with Cispes came under scrutiny.

The investigations grow daily and show, above all, just how good it was to rule Juventus.

The investigation grew out of an Ashland decision in mid-1987 to hire private investigators to look into reports that stolen documents were for sale.

The investigation grew and spread to other states, even into the Midwest.