11.   A recent purchase of cookie cutters in cute holiday shapes.

12.   But as McDonnell Douglas has won a shrinking percentage of new orders, its absence may have already been felt in recent purchase negotiations.

13.   But recent purchases of secondhand tanks from America and Belgium do not, and would have been unlikely to secure approval had the defense review been completed sooner.

14.   But nothing Ocean Properties has planned or built on the coast so far has captured local attention like its recent purchase of Wentworth by the Sea in New Castle.

15.   Chilean stocks traded mixed as optimism declined over the impact on profits of the recent purchase of a Brazilian utility by Enersis SA.

16.   Conseco Inc. and American General Corp., life insurers that are using acquisitions to stoke revenue and profits, said recent purchases helped boost second-quarter earnings.

17.   Comverse is trying to position itself against Lucent and its recent purchase of Octel.

18.   For the record, Classic Sports Network has officially changed its name to ESPN Classic Sports as a result of its recent purchase.

19.   For instance, his recent purchase of Walnut Acres, the oldest organic food mail order company in the country, provides Sunnyside with built-in marketing advantages.

20.   He added that the FBI also was investigating recent purchases of flight simulators that could be used to learn how to fly these planes.