Smaller growers who were once limited to their local markets are also expanding.

Once limited to high-end industrial use due to expense, these technologies are now mainstream and available to consumers.

Once limited to small companies, this sales venue is now employed by publishers of all sizes.

While participation was once limited to men only, women were admitted to the sport in the mid-1990s.

The airlines' liability was once limited to $75,000 a passenger.

Animated films, which were once limited to a single Disney picture every few years, are now made by several studios using innovative techniques.

Once limited to specialized trade and business publications, these ads now appear on television and in print.

Cheap computers also have allowed individuals to gain access to market data once limited to professional investors.

Writers, once limited to educated court officials, began to come from different backgrounds and walks of life.

A mission once limited to policing and hunting has become an exercise in nation building.