The would-be purchasers had to be content to have their names entered on the waiting list for future dogs.

He seems to have responded well to the society and soon came to accept it as a viable would-be purchaser.

This scheme provides practical and financial help for would-be purchasers with existing homes still to sell.

About 18 months ago a special meeting was called to vote on the acceptance of mortgages from would-be purchasers.

None of the would-be purchasers will say how much they plan to pay.

The decision would be made at the first stockholders' meeting after the would-be purchaser obtained a controlling share of the company's stock.

He declined to name any of the would-be purchasers.

The neighborhood group decided to stick with the original would-be purchasers.

After checking out the would-be purchasers, it turned down 5,763 of them, in nearly all cases because they had criminal records.

Now, who can fail to sympathise with the plight faced by young would-be purchasers today?