As a result, Otpor's membership swelled into tens of thousands.

Since then, membership has swelled, and now nearly 60 percent of the knights do not come from noble families.

He said membership at his church has swelled to about 2,000 and is growing.

Moreover, the membership swelled to over 700 members in the first 25 years.

Over three years, membership has swelled to 148 families from 100.

Within three months, membership in the association swelled to nearly ten thousand.

Under his tutelage, its membership swelled to 77 by the time he left in 1988.

But if the membership swells without addressing the problem of nuclear proliferation, it could face problems on two fronts.

Lafayette's membership has swelled to 350 from about 200 two years ago.

Just two weeks after its release in Taiwan, membership swelled to 200,000.