21.   Selling was concentrated in securities with long maturities, and there was some buying at the short end.

22.   Spanish-book buying is just a spinoff of the trend, Van Hooft said.

23.   The buying may not be over.

24.   The buying Tuesday was more broad-based than the previous session, when the gains were largely confined to big stocks.

25.   The media buying is relatively modest for a television campaign.

26.   There was substantial buying of Arctic Alaska stock in the days before the Tyson takeover was announced.

27.   This buying was particularly strong at the end of the session because March-dated options expired Thursday.

28.   Up to now, electronic buying has been minimal because of logistic problems and security concerns.

29.   Vote buying has traditionally been the chief route to power in Thailand, a largely rural nation where the votes of poor farmers are crucial.

30.   Vote buying is less common in Bangkok, where the average income is about four times higher than the rest of the country.