81.   The consumer is still continuing to spend.

82.   The Digital Transmission Content Protection standard allows consumers to continue to record programs, but program providers like movie studios can dictate how and when such recording occurs.

83.   The housing industry, a backbone of the economy, is holding up reasonably well, and consumers continue to spend, the Fed said.

84.   The stock prices of some other young airlines held their ground, indicating that Wall Street expects consumers to continue patronizing the low-cost providers.

85.   The trouble with this, however, is that many consumers will continue to want to buy Burberry for its famous pattern.

86.   There were bright spots, but there also was evidence that consumers continue to cut back on their free-spending ways.

87.   They also question whether consumers will continue to trust the program.

88.   This bodes well for retailers if consumers continue to augment their holiday shopping with self-purchases.

89.   To be sure, British consumers continue to buy domestic beef, helped by a cut-price retail campaign.

90.   Together, the reports suggested consumer spending continues to fuel growth, which will keep the Federal Reserve on inflation alert.