Worth also noting that many electricity consumers are reversing this idea of buying off the grid.
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Or establish a Ferengi trading coalition, with the hopes of one day buying off your enemies.
Whenever, whenever the Government's in trouble it brings up fox hunting, as a way of buying off its own left wingers.
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"Points for the sake of points is just buying off the customer, it doesn't drive loyalty, " says Gartner Research analyst Adam Sarner, who tracks customer loyalty programs.
The easy solution of buying off Cyprus with cheap loans to fill the holes in its banks and repay its debt would have sent a signal that other countries could escape the consequences of unwise policies.
Other royals in the Persian Gulf are also in the Islamists' cross-hairs, despite the longstanding practice by the former of generously underwriting the latter in the vain hope of buying them off.
He and his research team are in the final stages of developing a PlatinumFish, for those who think that gold is a little downmarket, and they soon expect to be able to match any metallic shade that a fish-fancier fancies (though this service will be significantly more expensive than buying an off-the-shelf colour).
Keep in mind that a little inflation is good for the economy since, in theory, it helps keep consumers buying, while deflation tends to have them put off buying, waiting for lower prices in the future.
But you can put off buying the new curtains, even if it'd be nice to have.
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Of the 202 who completed the survey, almost three-quarters admitted to buying knock-off luxury goods.
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He thinks lack of growth will mean people put off buying more expensive items.
Do you ever put off buying basic things your family needs because your business needs the money more?
If you think he has a shot at winning this November, you should hold off buying REITs--or any other investments.
Other consumers, like Gene Elmer Munson, have held off buying PCs all together as they increasingly rely on mobile gadgets.
This can depress economic activity, as consumers hold off buying goods in the expectation they will become cheaper in coming months.
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An investor would've been better off buying Bridgestone stock the day before the first story connecting its Firestone tires to rollover accidents.
"We're assemblers, but we're buying basic products off the shelf, " says Thompson.
Retailers typically give customers the choice of either buying a big mixed bag of socks or buying individual pairs off the rack.
Customers are holding off buying new games for the upcoming Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360, likely to debut around the holidays.
It seems everyone was waiting for the new iPhone and held off buying last quarter, because the company had a rare earnings miss.
An investor would have been better off buying Bridgestone stock the day before the first story connecting its Firestone tires to rollover accidents.
Are there new diesel models available that do not use a similar technology or would I be better off buying a used CDI diesel?
Customers, bombarded with mostly-accurate rumors about new products to come, held off buying current models as they waited for the next-great thing from Apple.
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You'd be better off buying your stock and bond funds separately.
The Treasury reckoned that money could be saved by putting less emphasis on fancy European aircraft projects and more on buying American fighters off the shelf.
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Buyers, inundated for months with rumors that the iPad mini would be released this fall, held off buying Apple tablets as they waited for the new device.
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