Under Sanford I. Weill, Citigroup's former chairman, big acquisitions fueled the company's growth.

As he dryly notes, the union couldn't have done it without Mr. Steinbrenner, the free-spending Yankees boss whose player acquisitions fueled nearly two decades of salary inflation and may have hastened his exile from the game.

Under Mr. Weill's tenure, big acquisitions fueled Citigroup's growth.

These major acquisitions have fueled Ameresco's aggressive growth strategy:

Big acquisitions fueled its growth.

His newest acquisition has fueled persistent rumors in Washington that he is planning to retire in the near future.

Those acquisitions have fueled much of Ameridata's striking growth, from revenue of $220 million in 1993 to nearly $1.6 billion last year.

Delta's acquisition by Monsanto, a deal held up by a Justice Department antitrust review, fueled their alarm.