Sentence examples for were not purchased from inspiring English sources

To be sure, many companies that were not purchased by private equity firms are also struggling.

Two-thirds of homes bought by people from overseas were not purchased for owner-occupation but as investments.

Jabbar Internet manages the spin-off brands that were not purchased by Yahoo when Maktoob, a news site, was sold to Yahoo in 2009 for $175 million.

But at a news conference on Tuesday in Brasília, Brazil's defense minister, Celso Amorim, pointedly said he was "sad" that the Embraer warplanes, "which were certainly the best," were not purchased.

Although Jonathan Goldstein might consider his mother's return-refund habits hilarious ("Many Unhappy Returns," Oct. 2), I have no doubt that her habit of returning items to stores in which they were not purchased, and years after acquiring them, may have caused more than one clerk a reprimand, if not a job.

In a letter to The Economist, Eversheds, a leading City firm of solicitors, denies that he broke his word to the Anglia board: "The shares were not purchased by or for Lord Archer, but by Mr Broosk Saib as principal for himself.

Insane Clown Posse fans were not purchasing tickets, as they did not like Coal Chamber.

Coon offered to meet with Gerrold and explain what they were looking for, because they were not purchasing scripts at that time.

Even the pieces that weren't purchased, like the first shirt and tie.

Gifts are not purchased or exchanged.

The Chinese food eaten in the stands was not purchased with funding by the Chubb Corporation.