At the moment Russia's economy is quite incapable of producing the goods that ordinary people want and falling oil revenues preclude any large-scale purchases of foreign expertise.

In 1959, her large-scale purchase of Israeli Bonds caused Arab boycotts of her films.

Turf battles were probably also a factor, as a large-scale purchase might threaten future weapons programs.

With every additional outlet, the owners increasingly enjoyed the benefits of large-scale purchases of inventories, aggressive advertising and the mass distribution of their product.

Engaging in large-scale purchases of sovereign bonds is well beyond what should be expected in the central bank's role as a lender of last resort.

The boom was largely the consequence of large-scale purchases of silver by the United States Government authorized by Congress in 1878.

My wife now has even seen the brilliance of making large-scale purchases while traveling to distant locales.

Investors here sold dollars from the moment the market opened, and prices fell despite large-scale purchases by the Bank of Japan.

After falling to record lows at year-end, the dollar has rebounded modestly after central banks around the world made large-scale purchases of dollars.

In 2009 and 2010, FRBNY also executed large-scale purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities to support the housing market.