The purchase would increase the reach of its stations to 22.8 percent of the population.

Those numbers will jump as purchases of the new 18-inch satellite dishes increase.

These purchases increased total acreage on the main campus to 128.

The purchase increased the companies employee base by an additional 60.

Under the new plan, purchases would increase only 16 percent in the three years from fiscal 1995 to 1998.

This purchase increased the size of the medical center campus to 54 acres (220,000 m).

The purchase would increase Beacon's property holdings nearly 50 percent, to about 10 million square feet of space.

These purchases increased the monetary base in a way similar to a purchase of government securities.

The purchase will increase production by 12.7 million cubic feet a day in the fourth quarter.

Today's purchase of another 1.9 million shares increases his stake to 20.9 percent.