41.   International Business Machines Corp. is betting that consumers will feel the same.

42.   Instead, they help marketers understand how consumers feel about a product or technology.

43.   It makes consumers feel less wealthy and more uncertain, prompting them to spend less money.

44.   Just a few months ago, consumers were feeling the pinch of the worst energy crunch in years.

45.   Loan delinquencies rose in the third quarter, suggesting consumers are feeling the pinch, said Michael Evans, president of Evans Economics in Boca Raton, Florida.

46.   Many consumers no longer feel the need to grow backyard vegetables.

47.   Now that the telecom bill has passed, consumers will feel its impact in many areas.

48.   Now, she said, many consumers feel justified in returning just about anything, used or years old.

49.   Other companies quickly raised their wholesale prices, and consumers immediately felt the pinch.

50.   One wild card in assessing the course of consumer spending is the stock market, which has been making many relatively affluent consumers feel flush with its continued boom.