91.   Rather than focusing on real planning, some localities were spending their time grabbing federal money to buy expensive equipment.

92.   Recently, analysts speculated that Gateway will prosper as a growing number of computer-literate consumers start buying computer equipment on-line over telephone lines.

93.   Rep. Sam Gejdenson introduced legislation this week to help volunteer fire departments buy emergency equipment.

94.   Rising interest rates are bad for stocks because they make it more expensive for companies to buy better equipment and to expand.

95.   Snubbed by furniture resellers who refused to buy the equipment, the online health company finally donated the remaining desks, cubicles and swivel chairs to charity.

96.   She took the money and bought equipment to make shoes that four of her brothers stitch together at home.

97.   Some of the proceeds will go to buy equipment from Nortel Networks and Lucent Technologies.

98.   Some critics said the pact lacks enough money to buy sophisticated equipment to counter cyber-criminals.

99.   Some fathers have bought the equipment for use by their wives.

100.   Startup communications companies ran out of funds to buy equipment, and more established service providers sharply curtailed their spending.