(1) By being funny, outsiders can gain access to and purchase on a social mainstream from which they might be excluded.

(2) While the purchase was cleared by regulators, it led to such unfavorable press that Green decided to back down.

(3) The horse's hooves fought for purchase on the slippery pavement

(4) It took him a few more moments to figure out how to gain purchase on the surface with his feet, but as soon as he had that, he was off!

(5) An attempt to gain a purchase on the soft earth

(6) They skated around for a bit, mostly with him just trying to help her keep her precarious purchase on the ground.

(7) Most of the population are very unlikely to be offered a vaccine. Given these limitations, the health department has chosen to make its block purchase of Tamiflu.

(8) Just visit your local outdoor shop and purchase a good set of waterproofs that blend in with the countryside.

(9) A typical investment decision problem underlies the purchase of the three pressing machines in 1922.

(10) Children are taught to budget the use of this money, u00d4u00f6u00bcu251cu25518 per week under age 16 in two instalments to purchase items from the local shop on their accompanied visits.

(11) The purchase by Indonesia of arms from China, for instance, would raise alarm.

(12) They were also smoother, new growth, and it was harder for Zal to find purchase on the slippery, slightly wet surfaces.

(13) It didn't come in his lifetime; a catalyst and a visionary, he seemed to be moving too fast to gain purchase on his value system.

(14) You may have delayed our efforts to purchase our own sound system, and you have delayed our ultimate aim to sponsor a local children's charity.

(15) Dyke says the purchase of the HCVs represents a continuation of Cabot's long-time relationship with Scherping Systems.

(16) The Madam Justice dealt with an appeal in which the construction of an agreement of purchase and sale of real property was in issue.

(17) The HMAS Leeuwin Trust Fund supports the purchase of the sword on a biennial basis.

(18) On this first attempt Pete couldn't grab anything with which to haul himself in and his other leg, not in the sling, was flailing around trying to get some purchase on the slippery slope.

(19) The people who are meant to be our leaders no longer get any real purchase on the public mind.

(20) Not having experienced the desperation of oppression, we have little purchase on the extremism it might engender.