11.   DoCoMo could benefit from economies of scale that allow it to purchase equipment at lower prices.

12.   Do-it-yourselfers will find it difficult to spray lacquer unless they purchase professional equipment.

13.   Given how quickly the Internet is growing, vast sums could be raised each year to help poor countries purchase telecommunications equipment to catch up with the wealthy world.

14.   He said his company had not intended to sell counterfeit Microsoft products and had purchased equipment in good faith from distributors.

15.   He is unable to stop himself from flipping TV channels and purchasing exercise equipment.

16.   Imports fell as well, as businesses purchased less equipment from abroad and oil prices dropped another notch.

17.   In addition, unneeded equipment was purchased, and soon enough, with both passenger and freight traffic decreasing, prohibitive deficits were being racked up.

18.   In his book Hilberg refers to several localities in which the Germans purchased equipment for grinding bones, or investigated where such machinery could be found.

19.   In some cases, Semtech has purchased the equipment or spent capital to build the facilities.

20.   In some countries, he said, it is illegal for governments to purchase used equipment.