Vivendi Environnement bought U.S. Filter in 1999 to help it increase its share of the global water-treatment market.
Emirates Air carried about half those 13.5 million passengers, and it expects to increase its share, according to Mr. Flanagan.
It hopes to increase its share of world oil supply from 34% now to 40% in 2040.
It also pledged to increase its share of energy produced from "non-fossil fuels" to twenty per cent.
Likewise, when ITV cut £160m out of its cost base last year, it went on to increase its share of peak-time viewing and advertising overall.
Pirelli is betting that it can use MIRS to increase its share of the high-end tyre market.
Criimi Mae, of Rockville, Md., put itself up for sale earlier this year when it began seeking ways to increase its share price.
Blackberry has launched two new phones which it hopes will help to increase its share of the smartphone market.
When Anglo American acquired its Billiton stake, it said it would not make a hostile bid or increase its share to more than 15percentt until 2002.
Mr. Silverman finally just shut it down, letting Expedia continue to increase its share of the travel market.
It will still make money and at least temporarily increase its share of the search market.
