Sentence examples for increasing its area from inspiring English sources

In 1963 it merged with Stamford Township, increasing its area 12-fold.

The city began annexing much of the land surrounding it (including the city of North Sacramento in 1964), increasing its area sevenfold between 1940 and 2000; in that same period Sacramento's population nearly quadrupled.

In 1920 five adjoining municipalities were annexed, thereby increasing Eindhoven's population from 6,000 to 45,000 and vastly increasing its area.

Following a referendum passed in 2000, the city and Jefferson county merged in 2003, thereby more than doubling the city's population and increasing its area more than sixfold.

The flow in the connecting tributary completely reverses during the wet monsoon (May October), adding huge volumes of water back to the lake, increasing its area about six fold.

Beech is increasing its area by 0.82 mill.

Although by the size of its land Michigan ranks only 22nd of the 50 states, the inclusion of the Great Lakes waters over which it has jurisdiction increases its area considerably, placing it 11th in terms of total area.

Kansas City grew even more quickly after World War II, as it annexed adjacent land and increased its area more than fivefold.

In most mammals the cerebellum is highly developed, and its surface may be convoluted to increase its area.

Another possibility would be to increase the congestion charge from the current £5, reduce discounts to residents inside the zone, and increase its area.

At present the expansion of the muon telescope is ongoing to increase its area by 570 m2 to significantly enhance its capability.