11.   The authorities said Malloy intended to buy the batteries from Eagle-Picher in Joplin, Mo., and then ship them to Iran by way of Singapore.

12.   To defend its northern skies from Soviet attack, Ottawa instead bought batteries of ground-to-air Bomarc missiles from the United States.

13.   Until then, though, they may want to save their dollars to buy its batteries.

14.   Sam Chan-sing landed in court for allegedly buying batteries in bulk then selling them off in small fake packets for a profit.

15.   Honda currently buys batteries for two models of hybrid vehicle from a unit of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., a company spokeswoman said.