41.   The number of online shoppers is increasing briskly, as are those customers using credit cards to pay for their online purchases.

42.   The purchase of the images works through Qpass, a service for online purchases.

43.   They said the new standard would improve privacy and security for financial and other sensitive communications, including e-mail, bank withdrawals and online purchases.

44.   Two of the fastest-growing categories are online purchases of automobiles and groceries.

45.   Update Recently we reported that Don Pepino pizza sauce is available for purchase online by the case.

46.   Usually before I make an online purchase, I call a customer service representative to confirm that a product is in stock.

47.   Visa, which is an association owned by the banks, hints that if the system works as it hopes, it will ultimately require passwords for online purchases.

48.   When the box owners make an online purchase, special software will create and transmit a code for each order.

49.   But Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers last week called for establishing sales taxes for online purchases.

50.   Congress must soon decide whether to keep the Internet a largely tax-free shopping zone or pave the way for states to collect sales taxes on most online purchases.