11.   Before long, consumers will begin seeing devices enabled with a wireless standard called Bluetooth.

12.   After the lawsuits recovered billions of dollars, oil consumers began fighting among themselves over how to divide the spoils.

13.   Business investment had peaked, manufacturing was plunging and, around summertime this year, consumers began to pull back and the economy dipped into recession.

14.   But he said it might take some time before consumers began to see benefits.

15.   But he said that consumers should begin planning their borrowing more soberly and base it on what they can afford.

16.   But in January, consumers began spending, helping to drain off excess inventories.

17.   But some consumers began voicing the desire for more control over their health care even if they had to pay for it themselves.

18.   Clinton said businesses and consumers are beginning to suffer along with the federal workers furloughed or working without pay.

19.   Consumers began to complain that too many vendors were selling the same type of merchandise.

20.   Consumers began turning to cheaper Russian brands.