1.   Some people buy large blocks of tickets and then try to sell them at vastly inflated prices.

2.   Both Priceline and Expedia buy blocks of hotel rooms at wholesale rates and then sell them to those who bid higher prices.

3.   But few political consultants see the need to buy a block of Web addresses to protect their candidate.

4.   By buying large blocks, the banks are taking shares away from individuals who tend to sell gradually, said Miroslav Nosal, analyst at Patria Finance in Prague.

5.   Chief among them is that sponsors who bought large blocks of tickets have failed to show, resulting in sparse audiences for even sold-out events.

6.   Coke, which bought three blocks for its summerlong Olympic City theme park adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park, is the largest land owner in the residential area.

7.   Fidelity also bought big blocks of Circus Circus Enterprises Inc. and HFS Inc, Krosinsky said.

8.   Funds that buy stocks of the smallest companies can find it difficult to buy large blocks without driving up the price of the shares.

9.   Iberia buys a block of seats, and a bilingual Carnival crew wears uniforms that combine features used by both carriers.

10.   Investors said the sales also did well because investors could buy large blocks of bonds, which is more difficult in the secondary market.