We ought to make sure that self-employed people in small businesses can buy insurance at more affordable rates through voluntary purchasing pools.
Within a year, the minimum wage will fall to a 40-year low in purchasing power.
This is a strange time of night," said I, "to come to me about purchasing my horse, and I am hardly in a fitting situation to be applied to about such a matter.
The Jew proved my selling my clothes, purchasing those found in the bundle, and the stick, of which Armstrong possessed himself.
I really believe that his ill-will against Timothy was one reason for purchasing the good will of Mr Cophagus; and we were very gently told by Mr Pleggit that he would have no occasion for our services.
We then went quietly about the town, purchasing such things as we needed as peaceably as if we had been in England; and the people helped us to fill our water casks, for which they received what satisfied them.
Occasionally dealers in this class of books replenish their stocks by purchasing remainders of books, which, having ceased from one cause or another to sell with the publisher, they offer to the public as bargains.
Since the purchasing power of any part of the world is chiefly in what it has to sell, the constant motion of checks and drafts in opposite directions will balance each other.
In the extraordinary issue of "greenbacks" during the civil war, the purchasing power of a paper dollar was reduced to less than half, and gradually appreciated in value as the expectation of early redemption increased.
Siddons, and I give it in extenso to show how careful one should be in studying an autograph before purchasing it.
For 12 francs I once succeeded in purchasing in Paris a letter of Lord Shelbourne, covering ten pages and throwing quite new light on the relations between the French and English Courts at a certain epoch.
Mrs. Henry Sherwood had saved the money herself and insisted upon Nan's taking it and purchasing "just the handsomest traveling bag the money would buy.
If you are without hotbed facilities I would advise purchasing plants from the gardener, who tries to supply his customers with strong and healthy plants very early in the season.
I would not advise purchasing seed at the general store.
Unlicensed dealing in diamonds or the purchasing of them from the natives is considered an offense of the most serious nature in Griqualand West.
With this tribe Stanley held a council, for the purpose of purchasing land for a settlement.
Lessen its purchasingvalue and you lessen the desire to purchase.
The duty of impressing upon the masses the absolute necessity for purchasing land and the great need, yes, the absolute necessity of doing so now.
The merchant of Liberia receives the greatest profit of any merchant on the face of the globe--not less than one hundred per cent on the purchasing price--and a hundred and fifty per cent on the selling price.
These three adventures were the most important that befell Avenant, and he went on his way, shortly before he arrived at his destination purchasing a beautiful little dog named Cabriole.
We were desirous of purchasing some more horses, but they declined selling any until we reached their camp in the mountains.
We then began to traffic for horses, and succeeded in exchanging seven, purchasing eleven, for which we gave a few articles of merchandise.
Where it was the gift of the bridegroom it was but a civilized form of purchasing the bride.
Hence the power he had of purchasing his freedom out of his own earnings and of being adopted into a citizen’s family.
Connexion between it and the practice of purchasing wives.
When ships arrived in the port, if the merchants could not take off all the cargoes the king advanced the funds for purchasing what remained, and divided the goods among them, taking no profit to himself.
Every old man and woman is a physician, and their rewards depend upon their success; but they generally procure a small sum in advance under the pretext of purchasing charms.
The necessity of purchasing does not prove such an obstacle to matrimony as is supposed.
Of course they may obtain their liberty if they can by any means procure a sum equal to their debt; whereas a slave, though possessing ever so large property, has not the right of purchasing his liberty.
In the spring of 1841, I found him at Portsmouth on the Ohio river, and after much persuasion, employed him to assist my man to drive home some horses and cattle which I was about purchasing near Maysville, Ky.
A chance presented itself in 1883 of re-purchasing the Abbey House, a building which stood in its own grounds on lands embracing the site of the whole of the original monastic buildings.
Alpheus Richmond showed respect for him by wearing a silk sash under his waistcoat, and Baron by purchasing shares in the Aurora company.
Soldiers, the guards of the mail coaches, innkeepers, hostlers, and tradesmen in Stilton and elsewhere were not above purchasing the smuggled goods and disposing of them to the Luton merchants.
To their remonstrances he replied as follows: “To the Prisoners in the Cachot for Purchasing Provisions.
Possibly the gift was made in the hope of purchasing Chater’s silence; but, whatever its reason, it led to the most disastrous consequences for the recipient.
The salaries of its teachers in Middelskole Gymnasium, and of instructors and professors in the University, reckoned by the purchasing power of money, is approximately thirty per cent greater than that of our middle western universities.
Flom bought eighty acres in Cottage Grove Township, a mile north of Door Creek where also Ole Vendelbo Olson settled, purchasing forty acres.
The price to be paid for the land was five dollars an acre, each head of a family and adult person purchasing forty acres.
The custom of purchasing and disposing of apprentices and servants was early practiced in Virginia and out of this practice grew the more definite and far-reaching custom of signing the servant's contract.
Interest was aroused to such extent that Congress assented to the proposal for purchasing the Georgia blacks and shipping them to Africa and an appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars was granted for the purpose.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "purchasing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: buy; marketing; purchase; sale; shopping
