Of course, it is also possible to recoup losses by getting bigger without getting better.

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The world's big steelmakers are hoping that, by getting bigger, they can reap the rewards in the good times and insulate themselves if things turn nasty.

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The market for bras that enhance the female form has to contend with at least one natural development: unaugmented breasts are getting bigger by themselves, thanks to the pill and changes in diet.

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Unfortunately, points out Russell Jones, an economist at the Tokyo branch of Lehman Brothers, although the package is a big one, the size of the hole in private demand that it is being asked to fill is getting bigger by the day.

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In a nutshell, the data is getting bigger, by getting finer, and faster.

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Let's wait for the claim to be more thoroughly vetted by bigger brains than our own before getting too hopeful.

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As the months went by, Nelson got statements showing her nest egg getting bigger--but without ever getting the quarterly profit checks that had been promised.

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The South by Southwest Festival, which begins March 8, keeps getting bigger and Austin has benefited from its success.

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Research by the Bank of England also showed that first-time buyers face having to find bigger deposits when getting on the property ladder.

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