1.   Dismal October sales figures released Thursday suggest that cash-strapped consumers may engage in miserly, Scrooge-like behavior during the coming all-important holiday retail season.

2.   During the coming holiday season, they will begin to find out if anyone cares.

3.   He said retailers, such as Dayton Hudson, have seen some renewed interest because of the coming holiday season.

4.   In the midst of such bleakness, some online travel executives said they hoped the coming holiday season would invigorate bookings.

5.   It will continue to do so during the all-important coming holiday season, she said.

6.   Many observers say a unique opportunity for the coming holidays to be an occasion for dialogue between the two faiths has been largely reduced to a security threat.

7.   More immediately, Carter is beginning to think about the coming holiday.

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9.   Or the fragrant Seckel pears he will use for the coming holiday issue that were shipped in from Northern California.

10.   Personal video recorders are expected to be among the best-selling consumer electronics products during the coming holiday shopping season.