31.   After the sharp rise in March, consumers will buy less furniture, clothing and electronics, economists said.

32.   All across the Web, consumers are buying newly offered information and services.

33.   Already, consumers can buy everything from teddy bears to cars online.

34.   All alkaline batteries are alike, the critics said, and consumers should buy whichever brand was on sale.

35.   All the retailers associated with BigSmart have their own Web pages, where consumers could buy those products directly.

36.   Brouse does encourage sport utility owners to drive carefully, and he says automakers should make safer sport utilities if consumers will buy them.

37.   Businesses and government agencies are dimming their lights and many consumers are buying energy-efficient big-ticket appliances and adjusting their thermostats.

38.   Businesses and government agencies are dimming their lights and many consumers are buying energy-efficient appliances and adjusting their thermostats.

39.   But analysts said lifestyle changes have much to do with the decline, and that consumers are now buying cereal in bulk at much reduced prices.

40.   But only a few consumers buy stock or pants or parts over the Net.