Mr. Pressman said the store's backing from Isetan made purchasing the space possible.

The difference between the price and the face value provides the bondholder with the positive return that makes purchasing the bond worthwhile.

Early desktop computers were marketed as "Calculators" to make purchasing easier.

Now myriad bargains, all claiming to save time and money, make purchasing lift tickets as easy as buying stock from a broker.

All areas of government (national, state/provincial, and local) use written requirements to buy products or services to make purchasing fair and reduce costs.

For example, risks that are too large cannot be insured, or the premiums would be so high as to make purchasing the insurance infeasible.

He supports limiting the size of magazines to 10 rounds, and to make purchasing a gun for someone not legally allowed to have one a federal crime.

Current prices are at record levels in relation to average incomes, so higher interest rates would almost certainly make purchasing a home harder for prospective buyers.

He also says that rising interest rates will make purchasing a much less attractive option.

At the same time, increasingly hectic styles of life and increasingly indifferent service in shops made purchasing gifts an annoyance for some people.