1.   Some of the big ad agencies close up shop early for the holidays.

2.   Any given car competes with so many other models that it is hard to criticize all of the alternatives even with a big ad budget.

3.   Arnold was its first purchase of a big ad agency, and Partners BDDH is its second, Perfall said.

4.   At Pacific Bell Park, a big ad for Webvan still graces the right field wall, even though the online grocer stopped delivering almost two months ago.

5.   Berra said he enjoys the commercial work, and remembers the days before sports stars won big ad contracts.

6.   Big ad budgets by domestic paint companies are a big reason why wallpaper has fallen out of favor, Vizzi believes.

7.   A big ad campaign also will be launched.

8.   Advertisers fear that the transaction gives the Pittsburgh-based company the power to push through big ad rate increases.

9.   But in fact shopping bot users seem to respond to these promotions the way Yellow Pages users will often call the plumber with the big ad.

10.   Executives at companies with big ad budgets were much more favorably disposed to advertising than were those with less to spend.