1.   I always check the prices of different brands before I make a major purchase.

2.   Most people have to make major purchases on credit.

3.   No one in her right mind would make such a major purchase without asking questions.

4.   The main purchaser was Saudi Arabia, and the main supplier the USA, but all regional powers made major purchases and all major industrial countries received orders.

5.   Buying decisions often involve a large number of people, particularly in the case of a public authority where a purchasing committee may be involved in a major purchase.

6.   Although most of the deals may be gone by next month, it never pays to rush into a major purchase like a car.

7.   An amazing turn of events has occurred since the last time I made a major purchase.

8.   And your first major purchase should be a variable speed drill-driver of good quality.

9.   As in any volatile time, people think two or three times about making a major purchase.

10.   But the United States has said repeatedly that there would be no deal without major purchases for factories in Japan, where the keiretsu hold is the tightest.