41.   And if pumping up consumer demand is the rationale for tax cuts, why must they go mainly to the very, very affluent?

42.   And it emphasized that a worldwide slowing of consumer demand for personal computers, not a failure to execute its own strategy, was to blame.

43.   And Rigby, the Bain consultant, said he does not think consumer demand will pick up broadly until next year.

44.   And not everyone is as bullish about the prospects of Windows XP, given slowing consumer PC demand and the relatively lackluster performance of other Windows software upgrades.

45.   And it must address consumer demands for service and quality to avoid mandates from the federal government and statehouses across the country.

46.   And that, he believed, would rekindle consumer demand.

47.   And there are signs consumer demand may rebound in the second half of the year.

48.   And office casual-wear trends have cut into consumer demand for wool.

49.   And the industry began to react to consumer demands for more choices and flexibility.

50.   And the health care industry is responding to consumer demand.