The company has been sharply expanding its various businesses that provide financial information, especially through electronic data services.

Congress is moving toward passage of an education bill that would sharply expand federal involvement in local schools.

But he is sharply expanding the teaching fellows program to meet the 2003 deadline.

But imports of goods, excluding oil, also expanded sharply, by 14.5 percent.

In the 1980's its graduate division expanded sharply, growing from 950 students, nearly all part time, to 2,954, about half of them full time.

But Brazil's coffee industry, which is expected to expand sharply in the coming years, is taking an increasingly larger share of the world market.

General Assistance, which normally goes to individuals, has expanded sharply - total recipients increased 66 percent and spending 96 percent.

The attack comes as the Clinton administration has been pushing to expand sharply the ability of law enforcement to respond both to computer crime and terrorism.

Even as the banks prepare to sharply expand their activity in this area, securities dealers continue to innovate.

The financial sector sharply expanded, in part because investment banks were going public, bringing them vast sums of stockholder capital.