We're certain our purchase is going to be a great investment for our retirement.

Mr Berlusconi made it clear from the start that his new purchase was going to be run like any other company.

The purchase went forward, but only after expensive refinancing.

Over all, though, he said the purchase had gone smoothly.

The purchase went through, and the gift arrived with a few days to spare.

It will also collect 30 million Canadian dollars if the purchase does not go through.

Chinese purchases went from almost nothing a decade ago to more than 80,000 tons last year.

Unless the stock rose by $5, those purchases were going to be losers.

That seems all but certain to change if a proposed $1.3 billion purchase of the complex goes through.

Any discretionary purchases, such as clothes or things for the house, went out of the window.