21.   Years ago, financially strapped Christmas shoppers used to wait until late on the day before the holiday when retailers tried to clear their shelves with large discounts.

22.   He said that to attract more customers, the canal authority is offering large discounts to lure oil tankers away from the Cape of Great Hope around Africa.

23.   ILFC presumably negotiated a large discount or a package deal involving spare parts or personnel training, said a source close to Airbus, speaking on anonymity.

24.   In its lawsuit, the Justice Department alleged Computer Associates illegally eliminated large discounts on software leases to Platinum customers.

25.   It was clear that such large-scale liquidation would bring a large discount to the asset value, he said.

26.   Woefel was accused of organizing large discounts on luxury vehicles for senior government officials in the hope they would use their influence to help his company win contracts.

27.   Consumer spending -- which accounts for two-thirds of US economic activity -- was mainly fueled by large discounts aimed at reducing business stocks.