31.   Fraud investigators with the National Consumers League say consumers must become more wary and protect themselves.

32.   Given their low rates of savings, if consumers become nervous about their jobs and their futures, demand could drop sharply.

33.   Goodspeed suggested that sales may pick up as consumers become more familiar with the item.

34.   In trying to back away, companies are finding how addicted consumers have become to low-cost lease offers.

35.   Indian consumers are also becoming more demanding as the economy develops.

36.   Indeed, they claim that many consumers have become unusually aggressive at getting the house they want.

37.   It became clear during the recent Christmas shopping season that American consumers are becoming comfortable shopping online.

38.   It is truer in rich nations than in poor ones, but almost everywhere consumers are becoming more sophisticated and demanding.

39.   It is not clear whether or not the consumer became sick from the soft drink.

40.   Kennedy said consumers have become ill and some have died because of the adverse reaction from combining prescription drugs with antacids and over-the-counter headache remedies.