Sentence examples for consignments and from inspiring English sources

Yet the creative business maneuvers adopted by the auction houses to land big consignments and encourage buyers speak of desperation.

The merchants had consignments, and the brokers in Coleman street and Basinghall street had to sell to the amount of 5,353,313l., instead of 1,221,950l.

Eri Rosshirt, fund-raiser, Rutgers University; saleswoman at Kid's Consignments, and Athena's Home Novelties; M.A.T. degree candidate, Rutgers THE DOG GROOMER This was never the plan, but my friend's holistic pet-food store, where I'm currently working, is booming.

As the recovery process began, the classrooms we repaired went through various phases - in the early stages they were used as emergency accommodation for refugees, as secure storage facilities for aid consignments and as a soup kitchen.

— Judging by the number of consignments and the turnout of buyers, the annual winter classic car auctions that began here on Tuesday with Barrett-Jackson's sale seem to have been immunized against every strain of economic flu.

Although proceeds were well short of the results posted by his rivals, and his catalogue failed to produce an auction record, Simon de Pury Simon de Pury may have gained most satisfaction from his evening event which allayed fears for the viability of the Phillips operation and convinced that his contemporary art department can win valuable consignments and obtain big prices.

TRACES records the number of animals and consignments entering and leaving EU countries.

He needs the license in order to take goods on consignment and make loans.

But the consignment and bidding stories behind these star Warhols vary greatly.

Isaac is, she reminds him, on consignment and could, like his two predecessors, be returned.

Mr. Hays corralled the consignment and Christie's sold the piece for $410,000.