In a way, we may be witnessing the same thing in the sales of automobiles today as the public no longer is willing to purchase any car coming on the market but is more insistent on compact cars free of the frills which were accepted in the Fifties.

In addition to being a media player, Windows Media Player includes the ability to rip music from and copy music to compact discs, burn recordable discs in Audio CD format or as data discs with playlists such as an MP3 CD, synchronize content with a digital audio player ( MP3 player ) or other mobile devices, and enable users to purchase or rent music from a number of online music stores.

Consumers are accustomed to the functionality of industry standard Compact Discs and should be aware of any reduced playability or recording functionality of non-standard " copy-protected compact discs " before they make the decision to purchase such items.

Consumers are beginning to shift away from the purchase of compact discs ( CD's ) in favor of purchasing albums from online music stores, or more commonly, purchasing individual songs.

In June 2010, Kahr Arms, an American based producer of compact pistols, announced its purchase of the Minnesota-based firearms manufacturer.

Cheapo is a music retail franchise with locations in Minnesota, Colorado, and Texas where customers can purchase new and used compact discs, DVDs, and, at some locations, cassettes and vinyl records.

Local enterprise, focused on the purchase and utilization of the abandoned base and related housing, laid the groundwork for continuing progress through a diversified economy.

Exports, particularly in electronics and chemicals, and services ( and the opening of the city state's first casino in 2010 ) provide the main source of revenue for the economy, which allows it to purchase natural resources and raw goods which it does not have.

Though Disston's canals did not drain well, his purchase primed the economy of Florida.

Broadly, this involves encouraging governmental and non-governmental Chinese companies to purchase foreign companies that own or control key resources established as critical to the growth of the Chinese economy and nation.

Contrary to popular opinion, Zhao opposed the idea of expanding China's economy by allowing private individuals to purchase stock.

The purchase initially boosted TVS ' profits, but a faltering US economy led to a downturn in US television fortunes.

The Government has maintained that NAMA's purchase of bad loans from the banks with State bonds would increase the flow of credit in the economy since the plan was unveiled April 2009.

Say's law states that in a market economy, goods and services are produced for exchange with other goods and services – ' employment multipliers ' – therefore arise from production and not exchange alone-and in the process a sufficient level of real income is created to purchase the economy's entire output due to the truism that the means of consumption are limited ex vi termini by the level of production.

For example, the agent may detect a decline in the construction industry for an economy ; based on this relayed information construction companies will be able to make intelligent decisions regarding the hiring / firing of employees or the purchase / lease of equipment in order to best suit their firm.

The best known ECF contribution was in facilitating the successful purchase of the settlers greenhouses, which were then be turned over to the Palestinians in order to provide an economic outlet for the struggling Palestinian economy.

Critics of the asset-based economy contend that it is highly flawed because it depends on the continuation of low interest rates to stimulate the borrowing that will finance the purchase of assets at a rate sufficient to sustain the upward trend in asset prices.

By the mid-to-late-1990s, the city of Wausau began to purchase and develop more of the West Industrial Park to meet the needs of the expanding economy and companies.

* Teams are required to purchase economy class airfare when they fly, using the credit card provided by the show.

One example that has garnered widespread media attention is Linden Lab's Second Life, emphasizing socializing, world-building and an in-world virtual economy that depends on the sale and purchase of user-created content.

* Steamrolling ( creating rapid deployment of " expansionist outposts " to fuel a booming economy and using it to purchase better ( and more expensive ) units and technologies than the enemy, thereby achieving rapid dominance which is referred to as a " boom " or " shock and awe ".

Nevertheless, in the decades leading up to 1806, Criollos had often been at odds with the Spanish Crown: they wanted an expansion of the free trade that was benefiting their plantation economy and objected to the Crown's new policy of granting social privileges that had been traditionally been reserved for whites ( españoles ) to Pardos through the purchase of certificates of whiteness ( gracias al sacar ).

Provided sufficient income exists to purchase services, a service economy can grow.

An economy car is an automobile that is designed for low cost purchase and operation.

A strong post-war American economy meant instalment buying was accessible to low-wage earners who could now purchase previously unattainable goods like automobiles and radios.

The car featured distinctive styling, comfort for four passengers, delivered superior fuel economy ( the U. S. EPA rated it at in the highway ), economical to purchase ( base price of $ 8, 495 at its introduction ), and the model received good reviews in the automotive media.

He alleged that rather than using the money ( F $ 8363 ) to purchase a business class ticket for himself, he colluded with Pal to purchase three economy class tickets for himself, his wife Praveena Kumari, and one other man, Pundit Jayant Maharaj.

Competitive attack on city routes using double-deckers was unsuccessful against the economy of scale available to Lothian Buses ( LRT ), lack of route coverage to make season ticket purchase attractive, and customer loyalty.

An extensive number of studies have proven its benefits on public health ( lower spread of HIV / AIDS, better vaccination, prevention and medication of disease, better nutrition, lower maternal, infant and child mortality ,...), demography ( longer life expectancy, accelerated demographic transition through better birth control ,...) and economy ( increase of purchase power, increased productivity in traditional sectors, increased demand on service sectors ,...).

The Swiss motorway system requires the purchase of a road tax disc-which costs 40 Swiss francs-for one calendar year in order to use its roadways, for both passenger cars and trucks.

The university ’ s first-year renewable energy purchase through Blue Sky and 3Degrees has the combined environmental benefit of taking more than 13, 200 cars off the road for one year or planting 1. 7 million trees.

Also, in the UK up to the mid 1970s, kit cars were sometimes normal production vehicles that were partially assembled as this avoided the imposition of purchase tax as the kits were assessed as components and not vehicles.

In early May 2009, Jim Waldron, a Davison, Michigan, Pontiac dealer, announced that he was interested in purchasing the Pontiac brand and logos, and had found financing to purchase them as well as some soon-to-be shuttered GM plants in order to build cars.

While 12-volt audio and video systems are also used, marketed, or manufactured for marine, aviation, and buses, and even applications outside of automotive use like slot panels for demo models in stores prior to purchase, this article focuses on cars as the most common application.

Thanks, in part, to these proceeds, which began flowing in 2004, the City has been able to purchase police cars and equipment, complete the Mildred Street streetscape project in 2007 adding sidewalks, curb, gutter and benches ; renovate and construct parks ; and renovate City Hall.

Metro plans to eventually purchase up to 748 cars to increase system capacity and replace its older rolling stock.

As a result, on July 26, 2010, Metro voted to purchase series 7000 cars to replace the remaining series 1000 cars.

Commonly, people in industrialised nations use it to purchase houses, cars and many other things too expensive to buy with cash on hand.

Following the May 2000 purchase of the MG and Rover brands by the Phoenix Consortium and the forming of the new MG Rover Group, the MG range was expanded in the summer of 2001 with the introduction of three sports models based on the contemporary range of Rover cars.

Vince Piazza earned a fortune of more than $ 100 million in used cars and real estate, and attempted several times to purchase a Major League Baseball franchise.

From 1923 to 1991, Bethlehem Steel was one of the world's leading producers of railroad freight cars through their purchase of the former Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company, whose railcar division was at Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

However since demand for cars tends to be inelastic, the result are exorbitant purchase prices for the licenses, pricing out the lower levels of society, as seen Singapore's Certificate of Entitlement scheme.

Then in June 1947 purchase tax was doubled — home market sales had already been restricted to cars for " essential purposes ".

In the U. S., under odd-even rationing, drivers of vehicles with license plates having an odd number as the last digit ( or a vanity license plate ) were allowed to purchase gasoline for their cars only on odd-numbered days of the month, while drivers of vehicles with even-numbered license plates were allowed to purchase fuel only on even-numbered days.

Shortly before meeting, Kaiser-Frazer's Kaiser Manufacturing Corporation division worked out a deal to purchase certain assets ( and assume certain liabilities ) of the Willys-Overland Corporation, makers of Willys cars and Jeep vehicles.

Prime Minister Mulroney's government gave Via funding to refurbish some of its cars, and purchase new locomotives, this time a more reliable model from General Motors Diesel Division.

Since their purchase of Brecqhou, the Barclays have been in several legal disputes with the government of Sark over such issues as the Barclays ' violation of Sark's law banning motor cars.

Car is a quarterly magazine that focuses on both new and used cars, offering consumers ' help and advice on making their second largest purchase after a house '.

Grill cars, in which customers sit on stools at a counter and purchase and consume food cooked on a grill behind the counter are generally considered to be an " intermediate " type of dining car.

In 1938, National City Lines wished to purchase transportation systems in cities " where street cars were no longer practicable " and replace them with passenger buses.