31.   Their sales are also strong at home, with consumers rushing to buy before the tax increase.

32.   They say he had asked a son to meet him at the Cairo airport to help carry two Michelin tires he had bought before leaving New York.

33.   To convince consumers to buy before then, modem makers from both camps have been offering free upgrades to the new standard.

34.   Traders said they bought pounds before the move, fully expecting the rate rise, and saw scant reason to keep buying afterward.

35.   Vitro officials said they will disclose the number of Serfin shares they bought before Tuesday.

36.   Until then, anyone who buys a stock that is already up a lot is taking the risk of buying just before a wave of sell orders arrives.

37.   While traders are likely to be cautious in buying dollars before the meeting, many said the currency is ultimately headed higher.

38.   Buying four computers in one go, Kraiwut said he had no choice but to buy before prices rose with new imports.

39.   Corporate sponsors, who got to buy tickets before the public sale, already are receiving theirs.

40.   Edye Smith, a mother without children, lives in eerie solitude in a red brick house she bought just before the bombing.