21.   Maybe eight or nine cases, much of that bought before leaving New York last fall, knowing that prices and selection in Dallas were no match.

22.   Much of the growth in sales is being driven by consumers eager to buy before the consumption tax increase, analysts said.

23.   Others think that the United Technologies Corp., which had been planning to buy Honeywell before GE made its pre-emptive bid, will renew its interest.

24.   Orange juice prices rose as cooler-than-normal weather in Florida encouraged buying before the peak-demand season beginning at the end of the year.

25.   Orange juice rose as cooler-than-normal weather in Florida encouraged buying before the peak-demand season beginning at the end of the year.

26.   Shortly before that he bought the Los Angeles Dodgers.

27.   Some of the recent activity may also have been due to hedge funds that had to buy before prices rose too high.

28.   The average book may sit on the shelf of a store for six months or a year before it is bought.

29.   The dollar rose against the yen amid expectations Japanese importers and other companies will buy dollars before the end of this year, traders said.

30.   The pass must be bought before getting to Australia.