1.   Airplane purchases are usually announced first, with engine sales to follow later.

2.   But the purchase was announced at a news conference in Tokyo on Monday to which some American news media were not invited.

3.   GE is expected to announce a purchase from Airbus soon as well.

4.   Generale de Banque SA expects to announce the purchase of a U.S. money manager this week.

5.   In December, he announced the purchase of the former Heileman corporate center to provide offices for a software company.

6.   It expects to announce similar purchases in Boston and Seattle later this year, Bucci said.

7.   Last Friday it announced the purchase of Simago, a Spanish supermarket operator.

8.   Last October, it announced the purchase of Bibliocity, an electronic source of rare and antiquarian books.

9.   Lanchile first announced the purchase on Friday.

10.   London-based Tomkins, maker of goods ranging from bread to handguns, first announced the purchase in January, expecting to complete it by spring.