1.   But of those, three awards were never paid and one was paid only after the consumer began court proceedings.

2.   Consumers began to find that they could afford more expensive commodities.

3.   The beef industry has been in the doldrums ever since consumers began to turn away from eating red meat.

4.   Sales figures for the month were up, as consumers began to overcome their hesitance about purchasing big-ticket items.

5.   Although relief might be on the way for commercial coffee drinkers, gourmet coffee consumers are beginning to feel the heat.

6.   And consumers have begun to cast blame on Colon.

7.   And many consumers began avoiding beef entirely.

8.   And the consumers began raising families.

9.   And, when consumers began buying machines to bring home, they stuck with PCs out of familiarity and because they could bring software home from the office.

10.   As word of the product activation requirement circulated in recent months, however, consumers began to voice objections about a loss of privacy and convenience.