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SuperESL Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Purchase

Hi,

Can someone give me some examples on the usage of the word 'purchase' in the sense of "a means of achieving some influence, advantage, etc"?

The definition comes from:
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/purchase?showCookiePolicy=true

Thank you.
  

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The longer bar gave enough purchase to lever the boulder out of the way. The cliff was almost sheer, but I noticed indentations in the rock, created by years of wind and water action; these gave enough purchase to enable a person the ascend the face of the cliff. The many favors I had done for the group gave me purchase with them, and when I needed help from them I was able to get it.

— Anonymous

  • The longer bar gave enough purchase to lever the boulder out of the way.
  • The cliff was almost sheer, but I noticed indentations in the rock, created by years of wind and water action; these gave enough purchase to enable a person the ascend the face of the cliff.
  • The many favors I had done for the group gave me purchase with them, and when I needed help from them I was able to get it.
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The longer bar gave enough purchase to lever the boulder out of the way.

The cliff was almost sheer, but I noticed indentations in the rock, created by years of wind and water action; these gave enough purchase to enable a person the ascend the face of the cliff.

The many favors I had done for the group gave me purchase with them, and when I needed help from them I was able to ge
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