Sentence examples for popularity expanding from inspiring English sources

Mr. Bollinger would replace George Rupp, who will leave on July 1 , 2002 after helping rebuild the university's prestige and popularity, expanding its endowment to $4 billion and putting up a new student center and other buildings.

As surfing has grown in popularity, expanding from California to South Africa and beyond, surfers' vernacular has also grown, from a few words of slang into a distinct and expansive language.

But in recent years Ms. Rivera's popularity expanded to other Hispanic groups in the United States thanks to three reality shows on which she and her children, by now five, starred, broadcast on Mun2, a cable channel owned by NBC Universal.

The game revitalized the rhythm genre and spawned the hugely successful Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, whose popularity expanded the console video game market and its demographics.

Initially a cult inner-city act, their popularity expanded due to regular airplay on radio station Triple J and nationwide pop TV show Countdown from mid-1983.

Again, like an automotive crossover, the supermotard is a category that is gaining in popularity, and expanding in the number of models offered, even as the definition of supermotard widens and blurs.

Obama pointed specifically to the popularity of expanding background checks, which has received strong support in recent surveys.

Buoyed by growing popularity, Mr. Hassan expanded.

The authors explain it this way: "While underachievers have a stronger influence on their networks, high performers tend to gain popularity and expand their influence over time, particularly by helping other students with their studies".

But in subsequent years, as the event grew in popularity and expanded to other cities -- and as scrutiny of the numbers increased -- these sorts of highly specific metrics were dropped in favor of more broad-based awareness raising.

Evo also has to contend with the rapidly expanding popularity of the hybrid gas-electric vehicles, like the Prius.