Sentence examples for on the verge of buying from inspiring English sources
The Ribowskys are on the verge of buying a third car, for their daughters, Alana, 20, and Sasha, 19, but it will have to be something along the lines of a Mini Cooper or a small Volkswagen, their mother said, because "we're simply out of room; at least one car has to fit in that garage".
The New York Times noted that the deal was something of a surprise; Manhattan Media's involvement had been kept quiet, and published reports said in April that Sandow Media, publisher of Worth magazine, was on the verge of buying 02138, which is named for Harvard's ZIP code.
Norwegian web-browser maker Opera Software is on the verge of being bought for $1.2bn by a consortium of Chinese investors and software companies.
Aquilani has also been linked with a move back to Roma, who are on the verge of being bought out by Thomas Di Benedetto, a partner of the company which owns Liverpool.
This lunacy as much as anything explains why the state's utilities are now on the verge of insolvency, compelled to buy power on the spot market.Yet at other times, the regulators naively expect the market to sort out the problems of transition by itself.
Dade was on the verge of bankruptcy when Bain originally bought the company.
It was again on the verge of collapse last fall when Windsong bought the company.
The UK commercial TV sector is about to enter a period of dramatic consolidation, with Channel Five being readied for sale by its owner RTL and BSkyB on the verge of sealing the deal to buy Virgin Media's TV channels.
The Norwegian parliament is on the verge of mandating Swedish-style penalties for buying sex.
Britain's first "social supermarket" opens its doors on Monday, offering shoppers on the verge of food poverty the chance to buy food and drink for up to 70% less than normal high-street prices.
High interest rates are dragging on economic growth: Russia is on the verge of recession.The central bank has also been buying roubles with its foreign-exchange reserves.
