21.   A Latin American tradition of turning overseas trips into shopping sprees is heightened by the radical change in climate.

22.   A Manhattan cabdriver whose fares Wednesday included a man from Collectingnation.com, an online auction site that specializes in Beanies, found himself on a shopping spree.

23.   All he has to do now is avoid going on any shopping sprees with Warrick.

24.   Brooks was one of the players involved in the infamous agent-funded mall shopping spree two years ago, which cost him a two-game suspension.

25.   But Bell insisted the gifts and shopping sprees were customary in the Olympic bid environment, despite written rules to the contrary.

26.   But he does have an unusual penchant for shopping sprees.

27.   But some economists and retailers have questioned the usefulness of a one-shot shopping spree, arguing that bitter temperatures and advance news media coverage could skew the outcome.

28.   But there may be another reason why, in many cases, a single big shopping spree has been replaced by several smaller trips.

29.   But there is no question that the Asian shopping spree is over.

30.   By American standards, it is still a modest shopping spree.