31.   AirTouch and US West, like other companies, are betting that enough consumers will want the advanced technology.

32.   Also, consumers may not want to fork over extra money for an expansion slot, said Michael Kim, an analyst at Robertson Stephens in San Francisco.

33.   Also, Packard Bell made a wrong bet that consumers would want the most inexpensive machines rather than high-performance machines at affordable prices, Brown said.

34.   But a spate of recent reports suggest that consumers want no part of them.

35.   But consumers want interoperability.

36.   But consumers may want to shop around before opening their wallets and their mouths.

37.   But if consumers suddenly want more widgets, the workers are hired back.

38.   But EZula supporters say contextual advertising has promise because it is far less obtrusive than other forms of online and offline advertising while delivering only what a consumer wants.

39.   But insurers also recognize consumers want greater protections.

40.   But nobody thinks consumers really want to buy set top boxes through retail stores.