As European military influence expanded throughout the world, the rank of colonel became adopted by nearly every nation under a variety of names.

But as demographic changes have reshaped life paths both for older people and their adult children, the influence of grandparents has expanded.

For the next few years, Michael's musical influences were expanding.

During this time, not only did the numbers of the improvvisatori increase greatly, but their influence on Italian literature likewise expanded.

Despite the long history of state-based insurance regulation, federal regulatory influence has been expanding in the past several decades.

This period marks a discontinuity: the global influence of the West expands beyond all historical parallels.

From that his influence would expand in all directions.

They walled us up to end their 'crime' problem and still our numbers grow, our influence expands.

The band's influences had expanded once more by the time of their next album OK Computer.

The wars caused that office's influence and power to expand.